Johannesburg showdown: Can Brics bend the G20 to its will?

Loading player...

Ashraf Patel of the Institute for Global Dialogue weighs in on the realpolitik, risks, and rising tensions behind the geopolitical theatre. Can South Africa bridge the gap between East and West? Can Brics transform the rules, or will it simply mirror them? And what happens when narrative power challenges institutional dominance?

9 Aug English South Africa News · Politics

Other recent episodes

B20/G20: Can business speak for Africa and be believed?

Jeremy Maggs unpacks South Africa’s G20 role with bold weekly conversations on politics, economics, and diplomacy - shaping business and policy in a changing world.

1 Aug 27 min

Global risks, local stakes: Can SA deliver at the G20?

Risk strategist Volker von Widdern joins Mandates and Megaphones to unpack whether South Africa can turn complexity into coherence or if political drift and policy overload will sabotage the summit.

25 Jul 26 min

Can social innovators shape the G20?

As South Africa prepares to host the November G20 Summit for the first time on African soil, Mandates and Megaphones kicks off by asking: can social entrepreneurs and innovators shape a more inclusive global agenda? Jeremy Maggs is joined by Dr Solange Rosa from UCT’s Bertha Centre and Luvuyo Rani…

20 Jul 25 min

All episodes

Johannesburg showdown: Can Brics bend the G20 to its will?

Other recent episodes

B20/G20: Can business speak for Africa and be believed?

Global risks, local stakes: Can SA deliver at the G20?

Can social innovators shape the G20?

Products

Resources

Company