The Green Trap: Why the BRICS And Global South Are Rejecting Western Rules
Western media touts the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as a climate solution. Yet 87% of Global South coverage carries negative framing, and CBAM is increasingly viewed by developing nations not as environmental policy but as 19th-century colonialism in a lab coat—a unilateral…
On Wednesday, June 17, Ahmad Nasser, member of the Think BRICS team, had the privilege of attending the thematic session "Media and BRICS: Building a Common Information Space," held at the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Center. Organized as part of the Anniversary BRICS Week at the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature, the event…
Saddam vs. the Ayatollah: The Geopolitics of the Iran-Iraq War
History books often distill the brutal Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) into a binary clash of larger-than-life figures: Saddam Hussein versus Ayatollah Khomeini. Mainstream Western media frequently frames the conflict purely around religious friction or the explosive rhetoric of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. However, a compelling new…
In an era where sudden political shifts often trigger immediate market panic, how do certain nations maintain steady economic momentum? For policymakers, investors, and observers of the Global South, understanding the gap between political noise and economic reality is more critical than ever. Our latest research report dives deep into Chile’s remarkable economic trajectory, exploring…
Why Xi Jinping Just Flew to Pyongyang (It’s Not What You Think)
Western media outlets frame the June 2026 meeting between Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un as a desperate huddling of isolated autocrats. This perspective fundamentally misreads the shifting geometry of Eurasia. Beijing is not merely maintaining a Cold War buffer zone; it is actively…
EXPOSED: The Real Reason Behind the Somaliland-Israel Deal (And What It Means for BRICS)
Western media framed Israel's December 2025 recognition of Somaliland as "diplomatic curiosity," but 12% of global maritime trade passes through the nearby Bab el-Mandab Strait—making this a strategic maneuver over energy security, not African diplomacy.
Mainstream coverage treated Israel's recognition of…
The Asian Dialogue is the first research and educational programme of the Gorchakov Fund dedicated to cooperation between Russia and Asian states. It is an international initiative aimed at fostering expert-level dialogue between Russia and Asian countries on the evolving geopolitical and economic landscape of the Asia-Pacific regio
Organizer: Gorchakov Fund (Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy…
Iran’s Shadow Economy: What They Don’t Want You to Know
Western media frames sanctions as tools for collapse, yet 2026 data confirms they reorganize rather than destroy. Beneath the formal economy lies a parallel state architecture—invisible to mainstream analysts—worth hundreds of billions. This dual-state system is now wired into the BRICS financial infrastructure, rendering the…
The CIA’s Blueprint for the 1965 Indonesia Coup | Global South Documentary
Jakarta, October 1965. Inside the presidential palace, President Sukarno paced alone in the humid night air, listening to conflicting radio reports. Six of his top generals lay dead. While the official military narrative blamed a sudden communist plot, an entirely different script was…