Since the beginning of 2016, Russia's and Brazil's economies have shrunk, South Africa's economic development has stagnated, and even China's economic growth has declined significantly. Moreover, Brazil and South Africa are experiencing political crises. Against this backdrop the 8th BRICS Summit…
In May 2013, both China and the United States engaged in high-level travel diplomacy with selected states in the Caribbean and Latin America. Apart from bilateral trade agreements, China and the United States have shifted their engagement with the Region toward high politics. Analysis China’s…
In a joint declaration on 8 October 2013, the presidents of the Pacific Alliance (PA) – an organisation legally constituted in 2012 that is comprised of Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico – announced the conclusion of trade negotiations to remove all tariff barriers between its member states, thus…
