Michael Schaeffer

Aug 31, 2023 | mecouncil.org | Nima Khorrami |Khalil E. Jahshan |Michael Schaeffer |Tarik M. Yousef

Galip DalayThe 2023 BRICS summit has attracted unprecedented international interest due to the geopolitical context of increasing U.S.-China competition and the Global South’s balancing act regarding the Russia-Ukraine war. As competition between global powers intensifies, Western actors increasingly see this bloc, and others like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), through the lens of competition with China and Russia.

Jul 16, 2023 | southpaw.substack.com | Santul Nerkar |Michael Schaeffer |Ian Ward

Dear readers,As working journalists, we keep pretty close tabs on the state of the American media, and over the past few years, we’ve heard the same thing over and over again: Although practically no one — from local news to print magazines to buzzy digital media sites — can turn a profit, there is one outlet, The New York Times, that is practically printing money.