... competing with the “old-timers” of the association, claiming a permanent seat on the UN Security Council
The
expansion
of BRICS with the accession of Egypt, Iran, the... ... seriously competing with the “old-timers” of BRICS – Brazil, India and South Africa – who also claim a permanent membership at the UN Security Council.
The BRICS... ... Arab Group demanding an
immediate ceasefire
in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.
Russia and China
Russia has always been in favor of making the Security Council more representative...
... destiny.
These processes are likely to be accelerated by China’s emphasis on principled opposition to hegemony[6] and Moscow going a step further saying that it will actively counteract neo-colonial structures.[7]
These are not empty words. China and Russia have both shown commitment to reinforcing African sovereignty. China recently unilaterally cancelled 23 loans to 17 countries in Africa.[8] And in a major move, Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, proposed that more African countries join the UN Security Council.[9] Such actions are examples in a wider commitment to African sovereignty ...
A groundswell of popular articles and academic monographs are appearing that discuss nuclear ... ... it or hear it. This view was confirmed recently by Sergey Ivanov, chief of staff for Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin, responding to questions from the international... ... in the polls France has conducted interventions in its former colonies; the Central African Republic, Mali and Niger all of which contain uranium deposits.
China has become the new player in the club and its presence is being felt along Africa’s...
