{"id":131,"date":"2025-11-18T19:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bgs.or.id\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/addressing-the-needs-of-people-with-disabilities-during-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:08:44","slug":"middle-powers-multipolar-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bgs.or.id\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/middle-powers-multipolar-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of Middle Powers in a Multipolar World"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"131\" class=\"elementor elementor-131\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c83113d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c83113d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f94c1b\" data-id=\"47f94c1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67f082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d67f082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As global power becomes increasingly dispersed, middle powers such as Indonesia, T\u00fcrkiye, Brazil, and South Africa are stepping into more assertive diplomatic roles. 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