
Global South Debt Crises Are Driven by Structural Debt Traps
By Fadhel Kaboub - June 30, 2026
Recurring debt crises cause instability, social unrest, and push countries toward financing alternatives that undermine U.S. strategic interests.

By Fadhel Kaboub - June 30, 2026
Recurring debt crises cause instability, social unrest, and push countries toward financing alternatives that undermine U.S. strategic interests.

By Elizabeth Sidiropoulos - July 8, 2026
Global South countries are challenging the existing multilateral order. New alternatives seek greate...

By Madison Harris - July 7, 2026
Key insights from our Congress Connect Roundtable series, convening Global South experts to challeng...

By Kamal Ramburuth - April 16, 2026
Africa’s immense potential is frequently undermined by recurring sovereign debt crises. With a popul...
By Alaka Lugonzo - August 17, 2026
Africa holds approximately 30% of the world's critical minerals, making the continent indispensable to the global clean energy transition and increasingly central to U.S. foreign policy.

By Putra Adhiguna and Ahmad Zuhdi Dwi Kusuma - August 2, 2026
As demand for critical minerals grows, Indonesia's nickel industry demonstrates both the opportunities and human costs of moving up the global value chain.

By Ana Saggioro Garcia - July 16, 2026
As the U.S. leads the 2026 G20, it faces rising competition in the Global South. BRICS' expansion reflects demands for reform. The U.S. should use the G20 to advance reforms and engage BRICS constructively.

By Madison Harris - June 15, 2026
Key insights from our Congress Connect Roundtable series, convening Global South experts to challenge dominant narratives and elevate their expertise in Global North policy spaces.

By Andrea Cano - June 14, 2026
Key insights from our Congress Connect Roundtable series, convening Global South experts to challenge dominant narratives and elevate their expertise in Global North policy spaces.

By Andrea Cano - June 14, 2026
Key insights from our recent dialogue co-convened by the Global South Policy Hub, African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development, and New America.

By Marta Fernández - June 10, 2026
As the Global South pushes for reform, new institutions and coalitions are emerging. Rather than seeing these as threats, policymakers should treat them as calls for greater representation.

By Alberto Maresca - May 12, 2026
Caribbean engagement with China is not ideological — it is a rational response to debt, infrastructure deficits, and climate exposure, accelerated by growing U.S. unpredictability under Trump.

By Madison Harris and 3 more contributors - May 10, 2026
Quick Takes from our Global South experts on how countries are navigating rising economic pressures while pursuing new forms of strategic cooperation, energy security, and geopolitical resilience.

By Madison Harris - April 29, 2026
Key insights from our first Congress Connect Roundtable, convening Global South experts to challenge dominant narratives and elevate their expertise in Global North policy spaces.