Caio Araújo

Caio Araújo is a master’s candidate in International Policy Analysis and Management at Instituto de Relações Internacionais, PUC-Rio. He also volunteers with the Center for Climate Policy on renewable-energy briefs.

Africa·Asia·Middle East·Opinion

September 13, 2026

BRICS 2026 is Proof That Diplomacy Still Works

In our fractured world, the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, produced something that has become rare in high politics: a long, negotiated text that every member accepted. The New Delhi

Americas·Asia·Opinion

August 23, 2026

Choosing Partners, Not Sides: Brazil’s India Bet

Last week, while much of Brazil’s attention was fixed on the usual churn of domestic issues, our Communications Minister, Frederico de Siqueira Filho, signed a document in Pune, India, that deserves far

Americas·Opinion

June 26, 2026

Latin America’s Right Can Win Elections. But Can It Rule?

Latin America’s new right has mastered the politics of anger. It has learned to campaign against crime, inflation, corruption, cultural change, and “the caste,” promising voters a clean break from exhausted parties

Rethinking How We Grow Rice

Rice is a miracle grain that keeps billions alive—and a quiet accelerant of the climate crisis the world can no longer ignore. The question now is not whether we can give up

May 26, 2026

Planet

What to Expect at COP30: A Crucial Climate Summit in the Brazilian Amazon

As COP30 kicks off, global attention turns toward the Brazilian Amazon, where the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) is set to convene in the city of Belém. The event is

November 9, 2025

Americas·Explainer·Planet

Argentina at the Brink: Why Washington’s Choice Matters

Argentina stands on a financial precipice once again. Just as the first signs of recovery from hyperinflation seemed to appear, a sharp depreciation of the peso and capital flight in late 2025

October 4, 2025

Americas·Explainer

Cultural Diplomacy and the Chancay Port: China’s Subtle Power Play in Peru

China’s rise in Latin America has often been analyzed through the lens of raw economics and geopolitics. The new port in Chancay, Peru, inaugurated in 2024, is routinely framed as a strategic

September 25, 2025

Americas·Opinion

Brazil and India: A Strategic South-South Alliance for the 21st Century

In an era defined by shifting geopolitical fault lines and mounting pressures on the global trading system, the deepening partnership between Brazil and India represents a powerful affirmation of South–South cooperation. As

July 5, 2025

Americas·Asia·Opinion

Caio Araújo

BRICS 2026 is Proof That Diplomacy Still Works

Choosing Partners, Not Sides: Brazil’s India Bet

Latin America’s Right Can Win Elections. But Can It Rule?

Rethinking How We Grow Rice

What to Expect at COP30: A Crucial Climate Summit in the Brazilian Amazon

Argentina at the Brink: Why Washington’s Choice Matters

Cultural Diplomacy and the Chancay Port: China’s Subtle Power Play in Peru

Brazil and India: A Strategic South-South Alliance for the 21st Century

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