1. President Dilma Rousseff participates in a high level meeting on nuclear security at the United Nations in New York, September 22, 2011

    Rousseff’s Foreign Policy Follows in Lula’s Footsteps

    The new president is likely to soldier on in the pragmatic fashion of her predecessor to improve Brazil’s international standing.

  1. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India in New Delhi, May 20, 2009 (Ashish Kashmir)

    Middle Classes in Brazil, India Protest Corruption

    People in both emerging economies are struggling to put an end to decade old traditions of nepotism and graft.

  1. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Barack Obama of the United States meet in Washington, June 29, 2010 (Roger L. Woll)

    The Ants and the Grasshoppers

    Miguel Silva observes that strategic ambiguity on the part of traditional greater powers compels middle powers to seize the initiative.

  1. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and Presidents Dmitry Medvedev, Hu Jintao, Dilma Rousseff and Jacob Zuma of Russia, China, Brazil and South Africa, April 14, 2011

    The New Game Changers

    Balaji Chandramohan argues that the BRICS are here to stay and examines India’s role in their alliance.

  1. President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, July 16, 2009

    BRIC+1: Germany’s New Bedfellows?

    Germany found itself in the fortunate company of Brazil, Russia, India and China when it opposed military intervention in Libya.