China’s Xi Tells Putin Ready to ‘Expand’ Ties: State Media

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to "expand" cooperation on Wednesday, state media reported. The two leaders exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Xi said China was "ready to join Putin to ...

BRICS Countries Reach Impasse Over Security Council Seats

The newly-enlarged BRICS group failed to issue a joint statement after foreign ministers from the ten-nation bloc met last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Two of the group's new members, Egypt and Ethiopia, reportedly ...

WEEK in REVIEW: Philippines Navy – Number of Chinese Ships in Territorial Waters Reached a Record High This Year

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New York on Sunday for a week-long visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly gathering. Wang is scheduled to have talks with other BRICS foreign ministers and will hold a high-level event to promote the Global Development Initiative. 

Iran’s Pezeshkian to Meet Putin, Attend BRICS Summit

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold talks with Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia next month to attend the BRICS summit, a government spokeswoman said Tuesday. The visit to the BRICS summit in the Volga valley city of Kazan from ...

China’s Xi to Attend BRICS Summit in Russia: Foreign Minister

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS summit in Russia next month, China's foreign minister announced on Thursday. The summit of emerging economies will be held from October 22 to 24 in the southwestern Russian city of Kazan. The Kremlin ...

Putin Says Expects China’s Xi at BRICS Summit in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies in Russia next month. Putin has looked to the Chinese leader for support since the Ukraine ...

Algeria Joins the BRICS New Development Bank

Algeria has been approved for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the country’s finance ministry has  announced. The decision was taken on Saturday and announced by NDB chief Dilma Rousseff at a Cape Town, South Africa meeting.

All-Weather Friends? South Africa, BRICS, and the Year of Elections

By Chris Alden What happens when a card-carrying BRICS member has an election and changes government? Do changes in domestic politics produce changes in policy towards BRICS? South Africa’s recent election in which the leading internationalist party – the governing African ...

It’s Time to Take the BRICS More Seriously

The BRICS group has existed since 2009 and has done little to distinguish itself in 15 years. They created a mid-sized development bank, but other than that, the bloc's accomplishments have been rather modest. That's ...

BRICS Foreign Ministers Decry Sanctions, Call for Gaza Ceasefire

Foreign ministers from the BRICS group, including the new member countries that joined the group of emerging powers last year, released a joint statement following their meeting in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. The statement provided the first comprehensive ...

It’s Time to Take the BRICS More Seriously

As longtime readers of this column and listeners of our podcasts may know, I've been quite critical of the BRICS in recent years. Beyond the creation of a mid-sized development finance bank, this is a group with few other accomplishments to boast about in its 15-year existence. ...

Dozens of Global South Foreign Ministers Arrive in Western Russia for BRICS+ Gathering

Foreign Ministers from the ten member states of the BRICS+ group, along with their counterparts from across the Global South, are gathering in the western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod for two days of meetings. In all, some 20-25 countries are expected ...
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