Monthly Archives: May 2008

A First Meeting at Yekaterinburg

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

For me Yekaterinburg evokes Russian history and the events of the Russian Revolution. But it now calls forth a different, and much more contemporary event. On May 16th, the 4 Foreign Ministers of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and Mexico) … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Fall and Rise of Declinism

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Arthur Stein

The conversation about BRICSAM takes place against the backdrop of assessments about the international system. And the problem is that there is an ever-present cottage industry extrapolating from short terms dynamics to make sweeping generalizations about the course of the … Continue reading →

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Brazil In or Out Part II

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

Just before I get to Brazil, I want to let readers know that through some technological blogging magic, we are able here at Rising BRICSAM to allow guest contributors to add blog posts. Look for my colleague Art Stein, Professor … Continue reading →

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Definitions and Scope of International Organizations and Institutions

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

Global governance is a major question surrounding the Rising BRICSAM at least as we see it at the BRICSAM Community Portal. It’s necessary to understand the organizational and institutional history of global organizations and institutions to appreciate fully the possible … Continue reading →

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The US Element in the Global Governance Equation

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

A number of us were fortunate enough to join host Steve Paikin in his public affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin discussing the ‘heady’ topic of international order. Steve by-the-way, for any of you conversant with the world of … Continue reading →

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Brazil: In or Out – Part I

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

It’s a persistent question – is this new large emerging economy a member of the group – Rising BRICSAM – and if so, how? Brazil is frequently subjected to this inquiry. Paulo Sotero and Leslie Elliott Amijo undertook exactly that … Continue reading →

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Russia and the Conundrum of B(R)ICSAM

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

It’s difficult situating Russia in the context of the BRICs and BRICSAM. Various articles seem to stumble in their effort to place Russia in the correct circle of influence. As far back as first CIGI Policy Brief in International Governance, … Continue reading →

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Including ASEAN

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

As I have argued in previous blog posts, regional entities are unique organizational and institutional elements of contemporary international relations. How we take them into account remains a question. In my view, they could represent significant new ‘state’ actors in … Continue reading →

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Unique 21st Century Regionalism

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

Regional organizations and institutions are significant aspects of governance and multilateralism in global relations. Certainly, in the recent past much attentioin has been focused on the growth and consequences of regional trade organizations – NAFTA, the EU and the spaghetti … Continue reading →

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The Meaning and Possibilities of ‘Big’

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

In Second World Parag Khanna declared early in the Introduction – “Big is Back.” Now as I pointed out earlier, this reference was to a main element of his analysis that three ‘Empires’ – the United States, the EU and … Continue reading →

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