"China: High and dry" - [FT 14/05/13]

In the face of China’s rapid economic expansion and growing presence on the global stage, it is often forgotten that the country is running out of water. [more]

"Developing world to dominate global investment by 2030" - [IPS 18/05/13]

“Financial markets in economies like Brazil, India, and those of the Middle East will develop considerably, with these countries attaining, by 2030, a level of financial development comparable to the United States in the early 1980s.” [more]

"Whose interests are served by the BRICS" - [IWallerstein 01/05/13]

Since 2001, the BRICS have flourished economically, at least relative to other states in the world-system. They have also become a very controversial subject. [more]

TWQ special issue: "Rising Powers and the Future of Global Governance" - April 2013

The special issue on Rising Powers has been released in Third World Quarterly. This edition has been edited by Kevin Gray and Craig Murphy and includes papers from Achin Vanaik, Andreas Antoniades, Mark Beeson, Patrick Bond, Neera Chandhoke, Oliver Stuenkel and others. [more]

"Brazil's Foreign Policy: Putting the B in BRICS" - [COHA 25/04/13]

Brazil has experienced major economic and social development over the past decade. As a result, it enjoys a strong military and growing influence both in the geographically defined Western Hemisphere and other regions of the economically defined Global South. [more]

Conference: "Rising Powers in the Global Political Economy" July 5th - 6th, Nottingham, UK

The aim of this conference is to explore the role of rising powers in the re-structuring of the global economy and the challenges and tensions which their rise may provoke. The conference aims to develop a holistic and inclusive approach and as such welcomes papers from a range of topics including but not restricted to: *Urbanisation *Development Challenges * Globalisation of Cultural Industries * The green economy *BRICS and IFIs. [more]