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Western leaders are happy to don the garb of liberty, democracy and human rights when it suits them – but the friends they keep tell a different story. New Internationalist calls for an end to fraternization with dictators.

Brazil’s economy teeters over Trump tariffs, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

Battle of the ballot. By Tarushi Aswani.

The shame of sexual violence belongs to the state, by Rosebell Kagumire.

New Internationalists' view on the proscription of protest.

Black Mirror, Brazilian-style, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

Rohingya: harassed, detained, deported. By Tarushi Aswani.

Plunder deal, not peace deal, by Rosebell Kagumire.

The Global South is rapidly reducing its reliance on old imperial powers. Vijay Prashad argues this presents an unprecedented opportunity to refashion economies and societies for good.

Bolsonaro behind bars? By Leonardo Sakamoto.

Beware the glorified military man, by Rosebell Kagumire.

Tariff tales By Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Could the sudden cancellation of US aid give the continent the push it needs to develop home-grown systems to address its challenges? By Obiora Ikoku.

Lula’s two-faced climate policy, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

We must build on Kenya’s intersex win, by Rosebell Kagumire.

When did we stop fighting for press freedom? By Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Without a reckoning over their support for Israeli genocide, the US Democrats are doomed to fail, argues Decca Muldowney.

What Lula can learn from Trump, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

Mozambique and the crisis of illegitimacy, by Rosebell Kagumire.

The women dividend, by Nilanjana Bhowmick.