In this WZB Discussion Paper we develop an analytical framework for the research project 'Contested World Orders', a collaborative effort between researchers based at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), and the Berlin Social...

The G20 has emerged as a premier deliberative forum, involving leaders of some of the largest, systematically important countries of the world. Over the years, the G20 agenda has evolved to include pertinent issues for both developed countries and the emerging market economies. After the G20...

The G20 and BRICS were born in a crowded world of international institutions following the 2008 financial and economic crisis. The G20 sought to manage the crisis, reform the international architecture and devise a new global consensus. BRICS committed to foster cooperation and policy...

The BRICs economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China) created a buzz with a strong run in the global expansion of the 2000s and the help of a little pumping up of their tires by Goldman Sachs analysts who projected these economies would surpass the advanced countries within a few decades. The...