BRICS

October 2nd marks the World Day of Nonviolence, the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence movement. For Gandhi, it was a question of not submitting to the subjugation that led to the suffering…

Two interesting things happened at the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. Several new members were invited to join BRICS in 2024: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. And, at Brazil’s urging, a commission was established…

The title of this article refers to an extraordinary novel written by Emily Brontë in the mid-19th century, which has been adapted for film and television on many occasions. I saw the 1992 version directed by Peter Kosminsky. By Sergio…

A multipolar and heterogeneous world is certainly more interesting than one dominated by a single power, the United States, with Europe in tow. The recent enlargement of the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – with the…

Finally, after more than 10 years since its last incorporation (South Africa), the BRICS group has agreed on the entry of six new members as of 1 January 2024: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Iran and Argentina. In…

At its recent XV Summit in Johannesburg, the economic bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced the invitation to join as full members to six new countries: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia…

The 15th Summit of the BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, India, China and the host, South Africa, began on Tuesday (22) in Johannesburg. Under the theme “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism”,…

By Nadia Schwarz At the beginning of August the World Bank, which is notoriously unsympathetic to Putin´s Russia, announced that by the end of 2022, the Russian Federation was ranked as the fifth strongest economic power in the world. This…

Iran has been invited to become a member of the BRICS group of emerging economies, whose leaders are in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss the bloc’s expansion. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that the BRICS member states agreed…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is prepared to participate at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22 to 24. The BRICS 2023 summit is the fifteenth upcoming annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the…