Kelly Sims Gallagher

Ambassador Richardson was a diplomat of rare skill and a champion of the oppressed. He will be missed.

Bill Richardson, Champion of Americans Held Overseas, Dies at 75 After serving in Congress and as governor of New Mexico, he practiced quasi-public and freelance diplomacy, often with considerable success.

Now that the BRICS alliance is expanding, our Rising Powers Alliances research project led by Mihaela Papa and myself is newly salient. For recent publications on bloc politics, de-dollarization, and alliance triangles:

Rising Power Alliances Project – CIERP The Fletcher School’s Rising Power Alliances project is a multi-year project that analyzes the changing nature of alliances and coalitions in global governance.