Washington’s ‘America First’ Global Strategy and Its Implications for the BRICS The article explores America’s evolving policy towards BRICS in the context of the Trump administration’s new ‘America First’ global strategy. Even though the BRICS grouping has not become an anti-systemic... Vitaly Kozyrev | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
BRICS in the Post-Liberal World Order: A New Agenda for Cooperation? Perspectives from South Africa Given complexities currently underpinning multipolar realities of the international system, it seems that a pluralist internationalism is becoming a strategic consideration for a post-Western world order. This warrants new agendas... Francis A. Kornegay , Sanusha Naidu | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
What is BRICS for China? This article studies China’s approach to BRICS. It argues that China sees BRICS as a major asset in its effort to become a major world power and to reform the... Alexander Lukin , Fan Xuesong | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
BRICS and the Evolving Russia-India-China Security Agenda Russia India and China are paying more and more attention to international security issues. They have developed a broad common security agenda via cooperation through two international institutions created by... Maxim Bratersky , Georgy Kutyrev | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
The Evolution of Russian Strategy Towards BRICS This article examines the evolution of Russia’s policy towards BRICS from the time of its formation as a group of four countries in 2006 to the present. The authors analyse... Dmitry Novikov , Andrei Skriba | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
The BRICS: Wither Brazil? Having overcome its ‘middle-power’ complex during the centre-left governments, Brazil obtained a relatively robust position in international politics as global power, siding with G-20, BRICS and other multilateral bodies. However,... Alexander Zhebit | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Role of BRICS’ Economic Cooperation for Global Governance and Institution-Building: An Indian Perspective This article attempts to understand BRICS from the perspective of a multi-polar world order and the role played by India at the BRICS. Specifically, the article looks at the implication... Sachin Chaturvedi , Sabyasachi Saha | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
Water Challenge and the Prospects for BRICS Cooperation Brazil and Russia rank first and second globally by the amount of renewable freshwater resources. Despite the significant challenges to municipal water use and water quality for the population, even... Anastasia Likhacheva | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
BRICS Cooperation in Science and Education This article examines the preconditions and reasons for interaction between BRICS countries in the fields of science, research and university education. It analyzes the particular ways in which the member... Igor Kovalev , Alina Shcherbakova | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
BRICS Countries in Global Value Chains The picture of the post-crisis world is shaped by the paradigm shifts about the sustainability of national development as a globally integrated co-development and as a necessary condition for national... Ninel Seniuk | November 2019 | Strategic Analysis
