Emerged Powers

Emerged Powers

New developments on emerged powers and global shifts in power in the world.
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Introduction to our ‘Emerged powers’ dossier

Here you find an overview of publications on new developments in countries like Brazil, China, India, Turkey and South Africa. The core of the Dossier is formed by a blog under supervision of Peter Konijn. Konijn is the program director of ‘Knowing Emerging Powers’, an independent not-for-profit foundation and a space for who want to learn more about the role of China, India and Brazil in the development of Africa.

This dossier consists mostly of articles that have been published on The Broker previously, but which are still very relevant. We never the less kick off with a brand new article on South Africa. Jean Paul Marthoz takes an in depth look at South Africa’s foreign policy in the last few years.

The Dossier will be kept up to date and new articles on emerged powers and global shifts in power in the world, will be published here.

Editorial articles

India aid diplomacy moves up a gear

Mahesh Acharya | February 21, 2025

India has established it’s own department of development aid. A government’s spokesperson:‘the assistance is driven by India’s genuine want for a stable neig…

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Emerging countries: key at Busan, critical to Africa

Violaine Beix  | 01 November 2011

As the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, to take place in Busan approaches, it is difficult to ignore that the global context has shaped the world of aid into a new ball game.

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Probing new prospects

Probing new prospects

Daniel Large | October 10, 2025

China’s prominence in global development means it has a host of new, multilateral responsibilities. How will it respond to its new status?

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Brazil braves new waters

Brazil braves new waters

Jean-Paul Marthoz | June 10, 2025

Brazil’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…

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Turkey turns the tide

Turkey turns the tide

Jean-Paul Marthoz | February 10, 2025

Contrary to what its critics think, Turkey is not ‘adrift’ but shaken by the pitch and roll resulting from a fundamental rethinking of Turkishness.

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Expert opinions

Global governance of cities

Evert-jan Quak  | 09 December 2013

Generally we consider emerging powers to be countries, but other powers are emerging: the world’s megacities.

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The Rise of the BRICS in Africa

Pádraig  Carmody  | 29 August 2013

The rise of BRICS is changing Africa and has helped its rapid growth, but does not challenge the structure of political economy with political authoritarianism.

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BRICs, agriculture and food security in Africa

Renu Modi  | 24 October 2013

Foreign direct investment can become a catalyst for modernizing Africa’s low-technology subsistence agriculture if it is placed within a broader national…

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Applauding Burma’s democratization

Yola Verbruggen  | 27 August 2013

What was a relentless military dictatorship only a few years ago is now an applauded ‘democracy’. But not everybody is joining in with the clapping.

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Emerged Powers

February 27, 2025

In 2013, emerging powers will produce the majority of the world’s economic output.What are the consequences, worldwide and within the countries, of this, so…

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