The term “Global South” gained popularity in the 1990s as a neutral alternative to “Third World,” which had become outdated and derogatory. Paired with the terms “Global North,” these labels were ...

The Global North faces a moment of reckoning; a moment the Global South knows well. The rise of leaders with authoritarian leanings, the spread of disinformation, and the erosion of democratic norms – ...

As the world economy fractures into “West” and “East,” the race for the Global South is on. Decoupling is reconfiguring supply chains, and the Global South wants a part of these new global industrial ...

In October 2024, at the most recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the countries of the “global South” to build an alternative to the existing global order. Chinese President Xi ...

The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Gaza-Israel conflict have brought an uneasy reawakening of the differing strategic interests of the “Global South” and “Global North.” Although the term “Global South” ...

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