https://sagire.online/topic/multi-alignment/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/6cb8a655/https://sagire.online/wire/6cb8a655/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:23:00 -0300Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Taalatbek Masadykov said the Collective Security Council may consider invoking Article 25 of the organization’s charter against Armenia if a corresponding agenda is approved. The article provides that, if a member state fails to fulfill its obligations to repay its debt to the organization’s budget within two years, the Council shall adopt a resolution on retaining the right to propose that state’s citizens for quota positions and on depriving it of voting rights in the organization’s bodies until full repayment.ArmeniaMulti-alignmentDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/0f526dae/https://sagire.online/wire/0f526dae/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:26:00 -0300Belarus is hosting the high-level international conference “Eurasian Security: Reality and Prospects in a Transforming World.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Minsk to take part in the meeting. The Belarusian state agency BelTA frames the meeting as a continuation of Minsk’s role as a platform for dialogue on security.BelarusRussiaMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/f60ae4cc/https://sagire.online/wire/f60ae4cc/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:23:00 -0300Russia ratified an agreement setting out the principles of its relations with Burkina Faso, by decree signed by Vladimir Putin, according to the state-run TASS news agency. The text provides for regular dialogue and exchanges of views at various levels on bilateral and multilateral cooperation.RussiaBurkina FasoMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/745ea8d4/https://sagire.online/wire/745ea8d4/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:22:00 -0300Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera told TASS in an interview that relations with Russia are based on the principle of full partnership in security, the economy, and personnel training.RussiaAfricaDiplomacyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/e62f2ca7/https://sagire.online/wire/e62f2ca7/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:23:00 -0300The foreign ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) announced plans to provide more than $85 million in technical and financial support to improve access to trusted artificial intelligence across the Indo-Pacific, according to the joint statement from the Atlanta meeting. The text also records a US commitment of $10 million to develop facilities in India and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to recover critical minerals from waste, according to The Times of India. India’s external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, said the Quad must safeguard freedom of choice and secure supply chains and tackle non-market practices, without naming any country, and called for a “more contemporary” agenda for the group, with a practical approach.United StatesIndiaJapanAustraliaMulti-alignmentArtificial intelligenceCritical minerals https://sagire.online/wire/d31e2608/https://sagire.online/wire/d31e2608/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:23:00 -0300G20 foreign ministers ended two days of talks in Atlanta without consensus on key issues, including Russia's war against Ukraine, and without a joint communiqué, according to the South China Morning Post. The group relied on a chairman's statement summarizing the discussions and listing priorities such as energy, food security and freedom of navigation, released by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the meetings closed. Rubio said he would not pretend that countries were close to universally accepted solutions to these problems, but that some governments are working together on supply chains and critical minerals.United StatesRussiaUkraineDiplomacyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/7f89bc48/https://sagire.online/wire/7f89bc48/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:22:00 -0300Top diplomats from the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) met in Atlanta on Saturday to finalize preparations for next month’s summit in the Philippines, the first in two years, according to the South China Morning Post. Without naming China, the ministers expressed “grave concerns” about overcapacity disrupting global supply chains in critical industries.United StatesPhilippinesChinaMulti-alignmentSoutheast AsiaSupply chainsDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/b325b927/https://sagire.online/wire/b325b927/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:23:00 -0300The Kremlin said that about 150 documents were signed at the Russia-Africa summit, according to the Sputnik news agency. According to AFP, in a text republished by BSS News, delegations from 48 African countries took part in the meeting, 22 of them represented by their leaders.RussiaAfricaDiplomacyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/10d1d528/https://sagire.online/wire/10d1d528/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:22:00 -0300A think tank report says BRICS+ countries should press ahead with a joint cross-border payments mechanism to reduce reliance on the US dollar, Reuters reported on Friday. The same report says a shared currency would face major economic and institutional obstacles.TradeEconomyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/504fe1f7/https://sagire.online/wire/504fe1f7/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:23:00 -0300The third Russia–Africa Summit, in the Kremlin, adopted the Declaration of the 3rd Russia–Africa Summit, the declaration on cooperation in the civilian application of artificial intelligence technologies and the partnership forum action plan for 2027–2029, according to the Kremlin. The joint declaration provides for energy sovereignty and security, reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to reflect current geopolitical realities and wider use of national currencies in mutual payments, according to Sputnik Africa.RussiaAfricaDiplomacyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/6f064c1e/https://sagire.online/wire/6f064c1e/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:24:00 -0300Turkey is hosting a summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Ankara on Thursday and Friday under the theme “Turkic Century: Unity in Language, Thought and Deed,” with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as host, according to TRT World. The heads of state are expected to adopt the Ankara Declaration along with decisions and documents aimed at deepening cooperation and strengthening the bloc's institutional framework.TurkeyAzerbaijanCentral AsiaMulti-alignmentDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/199f8182/https://sagire.online/wire/199f8182/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300Parliamentary leaders from the BRICS nations expressed “deep concern” about the escalating tension and hostilities in West Asia and slammed the “unilateral coercive measures” and “unilateral economic sanctions” imposed in the region as contrary to international law, according to The Hindu. The joint declaration called for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and asserted the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, freedom and an independent, sovereign state.PalestineIsraelMiddle EastMulti-alignmentDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/dfc5e5c5/https://sagire.online/wire/dfc5e5c5/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:22:00 -0300The third Russia-Africa Summit will take place in Moscow on October 28-29, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and AU chair Évariste Ndayishimiye, president of Burundi, according to the Kremlin. Representatives of almost 50 African countries will take part, including heads of state and government and leaders of the continent’s integration associations, the Kremlin said. Russia’s foreign ministry says the summit will lead to major decisions and outcomes, according to Sputnik.RussiaAfricaDiplomacyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/fa2e4809/https://sagire.online/wire/fa2e4809/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:23:00 -0300Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian proposed a new “Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) + Iran” format in his first appearance as a special guest at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Turkmenistan, pitching Iran as Central Asia's natural route to open waters. Pezeshkian said Iran's southern ports, notably Chabahar, could link the region to South Asia, Africa and Europe. According to Mehr News Agency, Pezeshkian said regional diplomacy should not be limited merely to holding meetings and must serve as a genuine tool for crisis management, dialogue, preventing escalation and practical cooperation.IranCentral AsiaDiplomacyMulti-alignment https://sagire.online/wire/e9346a58/https://sagire.online/wire/e9346a58/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:26:00 -0300Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said Brazil will not leave BRICS after the elections, because the association benefits all its members and its leadership should understand this, according to TASS.BrazilRussiaDiplomacyElectionsMulti-alignment