INSouth embodies an understanding, from a South perspective, of the new and emerging issues in the international arena, and the challenges and opportunities they pose for the South.

INSouth aims to serve as a reference point for the South for:

• analysis of existing development paradigms, imbalances in the current global system, and the limits they pose to the development and policy space of the South
• alternative solutions that address the development needs and priorities of the South
• promoting new forms of South-South and South-North cooperation.