The 16th annual summit of the BRICS grouping took place in Kazan, Russia. The three-day event was much anticipated and lived up to its billing as a breakthrough in international politics. Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted 25 heads of state. Over 40 nations were represented by 20,000 delegates.
Across Africa, people are less likely to say that democracy is preferable to any other kind of government than in 2021-2023
Recent polls show that Kamala Harris is much more popular in most EU countries that in the United States itself.
The 2024 Military Strength Ranking by Globalfirepower.com shows that the United States, Russia, and China have remained the world’s top military powers.
This infographic shows the origin of nuclear reactors under construction across the world. Almost a third of all new projects is implemented by Russia’s Rosatom corporation.
China is the top manufacturing country in the world, with 31.6% of the total global manufacturing output, followed by the United States, with 15.9%. This infographic shows how the countries closely aligned with the U.S. compare with the leading industrial powers of the Global Majority in terms of industrial outpout.
The western “sanctions” against Russian oil exports resulted in a great shift in export flows, as this infographic demonstrates
This infographic shows the share of each country in the aggregate GDP of South America in 1960 and 2022. The dramatic rise of Brazil’s share is obvious, as is the decline of Argentina and Venezuela.
