The Global South and the Trump Challenge. An Expert Discussion
On January 20, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “The Global South and the Trump Challenge”. The experience of 2025, when most nations responded to Trump’s challenges individually, raises critical questions. What form could a viable “united front” for the Global South take? What are the primary obstacles to coordinating policy among non-Western countries against US restrictive measures? And upon what shared value foundation could such coordination be built? Speakers: Ana Lívia Araujo Esteves, Lecturer, HSE Igor Istomin, Head of the Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO Rasigan Maharajh, CEO, Tshwane University of Technology; Research Fellow, Tellus Institute; Member of the Canon Collins Trust; Member of the South African Academy of Sciences Marco Fernandes, BA & Master in History, PhD in Social Psychology (University of São Paulo); Brazilian Representative at the BRICS Civil Council Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Head of the Department of International Relations at the National Research University Higher School of Economics Ana Esther Ceceña, Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM Moderator: Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club
On January 20, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “The Global South and the Trump Challenge”. The experience of 2025, when most nations responded to Trump’s challenges individually, raises critical questions. What form could a viable “united front” for the Global South take? What are the primary obstacles to coordinating policy among non-Western countries against US restrictive measures? And upon what shared value foundation could such coordination be built? Speakers: Ana Lívia Araujo Esteves, Lecturer, HSE Igor Istomin, Head of the Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO Rasigan Maharajh, CEO, Tshwane University of Technology; Research Fellow, Tellus Institute; Member of the Canon Collins Trust; Member of the South African Academy of Sciences Marco Fernandes, BA & Master in History, PhD in Social Psychology (University of São Paulo); Brazilian Representative at the BRICS Civil Council Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Head of the Department of International Relations at the National Research University Higher School of Economics Ana Esther Ceceña, Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM Moderator: Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club