by Patrick Bond Before the August 22-24 summit in Johannesburg raised expectations for a new counterbalancing force in global politics – and struck fear into many Western elites’ hearts and minds – at least five factors had reduced the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South...

BRICS set to expand

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In the first expansion of the BRICS group in over a decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Argentina have been invited to become members. The announcement was made by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa...