BRICS
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Will more BRICs save the world or more global power struggle?
The Atom Bomb ended World War II with the surrender of Japan’s imperial army in 1945. Germany and Japan the main protagonists against the Allied powers of UK, USA, France and USSR switched over soon after the war to the ‘western democratic model’ with pacifist constitutions. In the famous Churchillian phrase the ‘Iron Curtain’ bifurcated Continue reading
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The Brics, with the capacity to change the world
Johannesburg, South Africa, (Agencies) In 25 pages, the countries of the Brics group addressed practically all the claims of the nations of the global South, in particular with a call to promote inclusive multilateralism. Meeting in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24, the five members of that group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Continue reading
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Why are so many countries lining up to join BRICS?
By Dou Hongyu Ahead of the BRICS 2023 summit in August, more than 20 countries applied to join the bloc which is now formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and over 20 others reportedly expressed their willingness to be part of it. BRICS expansion is no longer a matter of “if,” but Continue reading
"An Island on a Continent" 