The White House hosted an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more than 50 nations were welcome to join.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan spent years pushing a grand vision. A neo-Ottoman revival. A stronger Turkey, which is independent of the West. But in the halls of BRICS diplomacy, that vision fell apart.

At their latest summit in Brazil, the BRICS nations once again portrayed themselves as an emerging geopolitical heavyweight. Yet the internal contradictions within this expanding group remain plain to see.

A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader of its most powerful member.

Xi Jinping skips BRICS Summit for the first time amid speculation of political turbulence in China and divisions between member nations over trade and strategic interests

President Trump’s latest outreach to Africa is not about aid or goodwill, but a high-stakes bid for control over the continent’s critical minerals. On July 9, Trump hosted leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau,

Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

BRICS' push to recalibrate global economic order that is fairer and more balanced at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro has drawn fresh interest and support from Latin America in general.