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#151 The G|O Briefing, September 22, 2023
Is generative AI coming for our jobs? Yes and No ILO says | The worrisome rise of transnational repression
XI JINPING
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What Do the BRICS Want? Co-existence or Cooperation?
DANIEL WARNER | China is not calling for a total overhaul of the international system but for a different type of multilateralism, not dominated by Western powers, yet one within the basic tenets of the principles of the UN Charter established by the West.
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China resumes its construction of the future, amid debt, dilemma, and a new diplomatic strategy
Xi of Arabia
Ana Palacio | After decades of heeding Deng Xiaoping’s advice to “hide its strength, bide its time, never take the lead,” China has apparently decided that its moment to step into the global spotlight has arrived. The US must act urgently to restore its influence, particularly in the Middle East.
Macron in China
Chris Patten | French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial comments during his recent visit to China gave the impression that Europe is divided on Taiwan and that European countries would hesitate to support the island in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Xi and Lula: A Bromance that Has the West Worried
Xi and Lula: A Bromance that Has the West Worried
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US Decline in Perspective of a Global Democracy
Daniel Warner | It is banal to say that the United States is in decline in economic comparison to China. It is not banal to say that the liberal international order established by the United States and other Western powers after World War II is being challenged by the BRICS.
The hard-won benefits of soft diplomacy
Kishore Mahbubani | We could all benefit from learning a lesson or two from Javanese culture and heritage. Doing so would help soothe a troubled world, just as Jokowi did in Bali.
#121, The G|O Briefing, December 8, 2022
The resilience of multilateralism | Lula's government is taking shape–and it's good news for Geneva | We need to rethink how to produce food
The birth of a new international order
Joschka Fischer | As the remnants of the twentieth century’s bipolar order finally disappear, a new global pentarchy is coming to the fore.