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The BRICS Gets Bigger. Six New Members Added to the Bloc

The BRICS group is going to need a new name to accommodate the admission of six countries that were officially invited to join the bloc as of January 1, 2024: 1) Argentina2) Egypt3) Ethiopia4) Iran5) Saudi Arabia

No New Members Will be Added to the BRICS Bank, Says CFO

While the BRICS group itself will become larger at the conclusion of the ongoing leaders summit underway in Johannesburg, that is not the case for the bloc's bank known as the New Development Bank. "There will be no announcements this week," 

Xi Holds Bilateral Meetings on the Sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a flurry of sideline meetings with various Global South leaders Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg: ETHIOPIA: Xi informed PM Abiy Ahmed that China would suspend payments on all ...

It’s Business as Usual for Xi and Modi, No Indication if the Two Plan to Meet in South Africa

All week, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have maintained disciplined poker faces in their interactions with one another throughout the ongoing BRICS summit in Johannesburg -- not giving any hint that anything's wrong, severely wrong, between their two countries. ...

Indian Media Bashes Xi, Praises Modi Over Flag Markers at BRICS Photo Shoot

The South African organizers of the BRICS summit stupidly used small national flags as floor markers for where the five leaders should stand during a photo shoot on Wednesday. Putting a flag on the ground for someone to step on is ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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U.S.-Based Analysts Reflect on This Week’s BRICS Summit and What It Says About the Current State of International Relations

As the BRICS summit draws to a close in Johannesburg, international affairs analysts at prominent U.S.-based think tanks and universities are reflecting on many of the key takeaways from the three-day event: WEST'S FAILURE: "The enthusiasm of many developing ...