BRICS’ Expansion Is Beneficial But It Also Isn’t Without Strategic Challenges By Andrew Korybko It’s too early to say whether the scenario of BRICS broadly bifurcating into yuan- and non-yuan-using members will come to pass, but it can’t be ruled out… Read More ›
President Putin’s Speech At The BRICS Business Forum Was Fair And Balanced By Andrew Korybko President Putin’s approach to BRICS can be summarized as prioritizing logistics cooperation with the group’s RIC core, diversifying Russia’s commodities-driven role in Africa’s development, and supporting… Read More ›
FM Sergey Lavrov Explained How Russia Envisages BRICS’ Global Role By Andrew Korybko This is Russia’s most direct debunking of the Alt-Media Community’s false perceptions about BRICS thus far. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov published an article in South Africa’s Ubuntu Magazine… Read More ›
Morocco Accused South Africa Of Acting On Behalf Of BRICS Without Its Permission By Andrew Korybko The high expectations that many folks have about this summit were because they assumed that the unprecedentedly large number of top-level guests were agreed to… Read More ›
Russia Is Finally Correcting False Perceptions Of BRICS By Andrew Korybko It was always unrealistic to imagine that BRICS is an alliance of completely sovereign countries that have united due to their shared hatred of the West and are thus plotting… Read More ›
South Africa Bungled The Optics Of Its BRICS Compromise With Russia By Andrew Korybko What Pretoria should have done was play it cool, refuse to indulge the media circus surrounding the upcoming summit, and candidly discuss everything with the bloc behind… Read More ›
South Africa Showed That BRICS Isn’t What Many Of Its Supporters Assumed By Andrew Korybko For as much as the ruling African National Congress might sincerely want to host President Putin and accelerate financial multipolarity processes through close cooperation with Russia… Read More ›
South Africa’s Deputy President Spilled The Beans About His Country’s BRICS-ICC Dilemma By Andrew Korybko None of this bodes well for bilateral ties with Russia or BRICS’ unity. The Mail & Guardian published a very interesting interview with South African Deputy President Paul… Read More ›
BRICS Will Almost Certainly Formalize A Relationship With Ethiopia During Its Next Summit By Andrew Korybko BRICS countries understand that formally expanding the number of equal members could change the dynamics of the entire organization, which is why it’s treading very… Read More ›
Macron’s Reaction To Prigozhin’s Failed Coup Is Another Reason Not To Invite Him To BRICS By Andrew Korybko The French leader’s glee after hearing about that armed rebellion confirms that he marches in lockstep with the West when it comes to… Read More ›