Valdai Club

Donald Trump's unprecedented announcement of a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil came as a bombshell to the country’s political and economic elites and generated widespread repercussions in both Brazilian and international media. The potential adoption of this protectionist measure will have severe consequences for Brazil's manufacturing sector, particularly given that the United States represents the country's second-largest trading partner, accounting for 12% of total national exports.

Against the historical backdrop of systematic, politically motivated erasure of Soviet contributions to Allied victory President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s visit to Russia for Victory Day commemorations acquires particular symbolic and political significance, Boris Perius Zabolotsky writes.

The so-called “rules-based order” established during the post-World War II era was conceived by the West and unilaterally imposed on the rest of the world. The countries of the Global South do not oppose, per se, an international framework that upholds a set of values and consensus to ensure global security and stability. However, traditional global governance arrangements no longer reflect current realities, writes Boris Perius Zabolotsky. The author is a participant of the Valdai - New Generation project.

In the Argentine context, deep economic instability, high inflation rates, unemployment, and increasing poverty have fuelled a widespread sense of indignation among the population. It is noteworthy that, amid these challenging conditions, candidates offering simplistic and inadequate solutions to complex problems often garner significant support, Boris Perius Zabolotsky writes.

The NATO war in Ukraine against Russia has been prolonged and intensified, as increasing hostilities. If we understand violence as the acceleration of time, the longer the conflict lasts, the greater its consequences will be, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky.

Never before in the history of Brazil has the country faced such striking political polarisation and violence. These features could be a reflection of a country that has lost relevance in recent years and now needs to seek international insertion in an increasingly challenging and unstable world.