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Indonesia has taken a good decision by not joining BRICS, but still needs to be aware that this bloc remains important for the country, and ASEAN.
It would help African countries to have a common position on the Ukraine war. This should be based on its impact on food and energy security in the continent.
As the Brics alliance signs up new members, Russia continues to win over more allies.
The disparate nature of the six prospective members is bound to spark debate about the real nature of Brics.
China is moving beyond oil and extractive commodities towards industrial production, job creation and investments that lead to exports.
The African continent is an obvious contender for courting by major powers.
BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – compose 41% of the world population and almost a third of global GDP.
Ukraine was able to advance its plan for peace with an audience including China and other Brics nations.
It is not mere expansion, but the character of the expansion which will guide the five Brics countries on whether they admit new members.
There is increased demand to join BRICS in the emerging world order, partly as a countervailing power to “the west”.
Talk of a joint BRICS currency feeds into ‘decline of the dollar’ rhetoric. But it is the economic bloc’s focus on innovation that will reshape the international system.
Brazil and India are among the countries pointedly not taking sides over the war in Ukraine. But this is not the nonaligned movement of yesteryear.
Geopolitics is forcing BRICS countries to balance respect for international law, self-determination, sovereignty and peaceful resolution of disputes with their friendly relations with Russia.
It’s clear that South Africa is aligned with the Russian Federation.
Lula’s courting of – or by – China and Western powers has confounded critics. But in reality, it is a continuation of the foreign policy he pursued during his earlier term in power.
Alliances around the Ukraine war have highlighted fragmenting support for the west.
The US’s negative attitude towards BRICS reflects its own weakening global power, especially its inability to isolate Russia in Europe and to contain China’s growing influence.
France is one of a growing number of countries urging a negotiated settlement to the war mediated by China.
The government must not trample on its own laws and court decisions. Compliance with the constitution must be the priority.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Birmingham
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Senior Economist, IMD World Competitiveness Center, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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Research Associate, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher, University of South Africa
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, University of Sussex
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Practice in Economic Policy, University of Nottingham