In an age of what Canada’s Prime Minister Carney calls “variable geometry”, plurilateralism–mobilizing purpose-built alliances of states and non-state actors to address specific issues with targeted solutions–has become a more important tool than ever in global development, climate, trade, and defence. Ted Jackson’s assessment of Brazil’s emerging role as a catalyst of plurilateralism through the G20, the BRICS bloc, and COP 30 was published on January 2, 2026, in The Hill Times in Ottawa. Click here to read the ARTICLE