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Recently, the 15^th BRICS summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 23^rd August 2023. This summit garnered significant attention, as partnerships and alliances play a crucial role in shaping the contours of geopolitics. BRICS was established in 2009 with four member states including Brazil, Russia, China, and India. However, the inclusion of South Africa in 2010 resulted in the expansion of the organization for the first time, and it was renamed as BRICS. John O’Neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs, proposed the idea of BRIC for the first time in 2001…

On the night of 26-27 October this year, the Israel Defense Forces launched an aggressive assault on the Gaza Strip, using tank brigades and special forces, with air and sea cover. As promised by Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, a “deadly attack” – a “combined land, sea and air attack” – hit the Gaza Strip. This offensive resulted in hundreds and thousands more Palestinian casualties (including civilians). However, to say that with this offensive the IDF has begun and completed the ground operation against Hamas would be wrong, for the resistance continues. Such a night raid by the Israeli side, supported by Western allies…

There comes a time you find yourself asking just what more can go wrong, and behold before your eyes it does! As the blaze is burning on all sides in Israel and Palestine, and in the Ukraine on the other end of the geopolitical spectrum, it is almost too late to discuss how this fire was ignited. To add fuel to the fire, one needs to just toss in what is going on in the US and how its staying power (resolve) is wearing thin, at least when it comes to the desire to throw more good money after bad with Ukraine and its unconditional support for Israel, right or wrong…