Author: BRICS+ Consulting Group

A Weakened Trump, but an Uncertain Atlantic Alliance

The Democrats’ victory in both chambers of the US Congress gives Ukraine and its European supporters reason for cautious optimism. It does not, however, reverse Donald Trump’s approach to the war or restore the transatlantic relationship to its pre-2025 footing. Washington’s Russia policy is now contested from within the American

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Morocco Overtakes South Africa as Africa’s Industrial Story Shifts North

What the ranking says The index scores 31 countries on 20 metrics across four pillars: economic performance and potential, market accessibility and innovation, the investment climate, and social and human development. RMB attributes Morocco’s rise to “years of successful industrialisation, export diversification and infrastructure investment”. It credits South Africa with

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Morocco Overtakes South Africa as Africa’s Industrial Story Shifts North

What the ranking says The index scores 31 countries on 20 metrics across four pillars: economic performance and potential, market accessibility and innovation, the investment climate, and social and human development. RMB attributes Morocco’s rise to “years of successful industrialisation, export diversification and infrastructure investment”. It credits South Africa with

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what GLM-5.3 reveals about AI cyber risk

Every few months, an AI release forces the industry to reconsider what "open" now means. This autumn it is Z.AI’s GLM-5.3, and the lesson is less about one model than about where the guardrails actually sit. New findings from AI security firm Irregular, reported by Reuters, show GLM-5.3 completing three

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what GLM-5.3 reveals about AI cyber risk

Every few months, an AI release forces the industry to reconsider what "open" now means. This autumn it is Z.AI’s GLM-5.3, and the lesson is less about one model than about where the guardrails actually sit. New findings from AI security firm Irregular, reported by Reuters, show GLM-5.3 completing three

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