Mandela’s farewell
Jean-Paul Marthoz | 06 December 2025Mandela was an ethical realist, who rejected confrontation both at home and internationally.
read moreSouth Africa’s global ambitions
Jean-Paul Marthoz | February 21, 2025In 1994, the new South Africa emerged as a promising foreign policy actor. It launched ambitious plans to develop the continent and expressed a strong commitment to the global South. The country has become a legitimate voice of Africa on the world…
read moreBrazil braves new waters
Jean-Paul Marthoz | June 10, 2025Brazil’s new-found status as an economic power and conflict mediator has led some to question their motives. President Dilma Rousseff will have to find ways to deflect accusations of self-interest and regional hegemony.
read moreTurkey and Brazil – keepers of peace
Jean-Paul Marthoz | 02 June 2025Who would have thought of comparing or matching Turkey and Brazil? Well, illustrious Brazilian author Jorge Amado did it when he wrote a great novel about a Turk, in fact an Ottoman Arab migrant, roaming the roads of Brazil in the early years of t…
read moreTurkey turns the tide
Jean-Paul Marthoz | February 10, 2025Contrary to what its critics think, Turkey is not ‘adrift’ but shaken by the pitch and roll resulting from a fundamental rethinking of Turkishness.
read moreKnowledge democracy
Jean-Paul Marthoz | October 05, 2025The Broker recently blogged from the conference Towards Knowledge Democracy, held in Leiden, the Netherlands. We asked Jean-Paul Marthoz to reflect on the blog postings and reports from the event.
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