Author: Edwin McQueen
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#04/26 The US/Israeli attack on Iran: What happens to global principles and the international rule of law?
Dear Friends, We warmly invite you to take part in our next Open Consultation Monday discussion event: 📅 9 March 2026 | 🕒 4:00 PM Cape Town time (GMT +2)💬 Topic: The US/Israeli attack on Iran: What happens to global principles and the international rule of law?🔗Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MR1bXP8gTj6r2nJ43yXJuw In the wake of the US/Israeli attack on…
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Middle Powers in a Fragmenting International System
#3/26 OPEN CONSULTATION MONDAYS, 9 MARCH 2026 The Global South Perspectives Network (GSPN) report, Middle Powers in a Fragmenting International System, reflects on a dialogue held on 9 March 2026 examining the changing role of middle powers amid growing global fragmentation. It underscores the conceptual ambiguity of “middle powers,” emphasising their wide variation in size,…
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03/26 What are the middle powers to do in a new age of great power rivalry?
Dear Friends, We warmly invite you to take part in our next Open Consultation Monday discussion event: 📅 9 March 2026 | 🕒 4:00 PM Cape Town time (GMT +2)💬 Topic: What are the middle powers to do in a new age of great power rivalry?🔗Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0g2NZxLJTmO50QQTVYI8jA In his recent address at Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney argued…
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What is the future of the G20 in a fragmenting world?
#2/26 OPEN CONSULTATION MONDAYS, 9 FEBRUARY 2026 In an era defined by geopolitical flux and weakening consensus, the latest Global South Perspectives Network (GSPN) consultation examined a pivotal question: What is the future of the G20 in a fragmenting world? The discussion highlighted that while multilateral institutions continue to exist in form, their underlying cohesion…
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#2/26 Open Consultation Mondays: What is the future of the G20?
Continuing a tradition initiated by the GSPN co-founder, FOGGS (Foundation for Global Governance and Sustainability), we warmly invite you to take part in our upcoming Open Consultation Monday: 📅 9 February 2026 | 🕒 4:00 PM Cape Town time (GMT +2)💬 Topic: What is the future of the G20?🔗 Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/p_swKteYRxGxgaCIzXcMjQ Following South Africa’s hosting of the G20, the presidency…
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The U.S. intervention in Venezuela: Global reactions and implications
#1/26 OPEN CONSULTATION MONDAYS, 19 JANUARY 2026 The Global South Perspectives Network’s latest report analyses the 3 January 2026 U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, during which President Nicolás Maduro was captured. The contributors argue that this operation marks a profound rupture in international norms governing sovereignty and the use of force. They observe that the…
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Open Consultation Mondays: Dissecting China’s Global Governance Initiative
The Global South Perspectives Network enters this new phase of publishing its Open Consultation Mondays’ dialogues at a moment when the international system appears suspended between epochs. One can sense a world taking stock of itself, as if pausing briefly before deciding what kind of order it wishes to inhabit next. The structures inherited from…
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Kamanda Rajabu Diwani Centre (Tanzania)
The Kamanda Rajabu Diwani Centre (KRDC) is a Tanzanian research and policy think tank. The centre is known for its research on international relations, pan-Africanism, and global development, often publishing papers and participating in international forums and consultative meetings. The centre emphasises collaboration and the idea of a global community with a shared future for humanity in the context of global…
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Institute for Global Dialogue (South Africa)
The Institute for Global Dialogue is an independent foreign policy think tank based in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. It advances a balanced, relevant and policy-oriented analysis, debate and documentation of South Africa and Africa’s global politics and diplomacy. It strives to promote a broader understanding of the role of foreign policy and diplomacy in the…
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University of Johannesburg (South Africa)
The University of Johannesburg is an international university of choice, anchored in Africa and the global South, dynamically shaping a sustainable future. Its Mission is to transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collective and collaborative pursuit of knowledge. Its Core Values: Impact, Innovation, Inclusivity, Integrity. The University is aligned with the work of…
