... 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... ... 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...
... 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 ...
... that policymakers in Beijing are able to derive several benefits beyond the economic aspects of the peacekeeping operations in Africa. Some of these factors as key drivers of China's peacekeeping in Africa are also identified.
Peaceful Rise
Andrey Kortunov:
“Seven Capital Vices” of China in Africa: How Capital Are They Really?
The rise of China as a global economic power has left several
scholars
debating whether or not the anticipated rise will be peaceful.
Some
have
used
the analogy of the ‘Thucydides trap
' to opine that the rise ...
... Organization just 68,864 tons of U308 were produced, meeting 86% of world demand for nuclear power generation. According to the WNO around 63 percent of the world-wide production of uranium comes from mines located in Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia.
Even with ... ... Hollande sitting at 18 percent popularity 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 Uranium Road, the meridian that ...