Drømmen om en alternativ verdensorden fik for nylig atter næring, da lederne fra de såkaldte BRIKS-lande mødtes i New Delhi. Spørgsmålet er så, om det seneste topmøde bringer BRIKS-landene tættere på at omsætte drømmen til virkelighed.
I de sidste måneder har en række danske pensionskasser investeret i afrikansk landbrug. Landbrug i Afrika udgør et investeringsområde med stabile afkast i en ustabil global økonomi, men hvad betyder det for lokalbefolkningen, og hvordan forholder pensionskasserne sig til anklager om nykolonialisme?
Next week, President Obama visits China. US and China have a long-standing disagreement about Chinese exchange rate policy. But this time the US has a new strategy: the jurisdiction over exchange rates should be moved from the IMF to the WTO. Is this a promising proposal - or a sign of desperation?
When the BRICS-leaders on March 26-27 meet in Durban, South Africa, it marks the completion of the first cycle of BRICS summits. Seizing this opportunity to assess the impact of BRICS as a new bloc of emerging powers, one should not get carried away by the hearty handskakes and ardent aspirations.
Over summer, European leaders and officials have denied that European banks need 'urgent recapitalization', as claimed by the IMF. Yesterday, finally, they changed their minds: EU finance ministers are now discussing bank aid plans. But once again, it is too little, too late for Europe
Some form of multipolar dialogue is needed for global economic governance. But the G20 is the wrong form. Topical research identifies fundamental legitimacy problems and suggests the creation of a Global Economic Council solidly anchored in the Bretton Woods system