The title of this article refers to an extraordinary novel written by Emily Brontë in the mid-19th century and which, on many occasions, has been adapted for film and television. I saw the 1992 version directed by Peter Kosminsky. The title of the novel came to my mind when I decided to reflect on the result of a series of ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran will be one of the new members of BRICS from 2024. What are the country’s expectations? How will this membership affect the Iranian-US relations and the Palestine question? We talked about these issues with Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran, a frequent guest in international media who has had deep insights into ...
By Dave Green United World International publishes a number of publications that explore the present and future of BRICS, as well as compare the bloc with other international organizations. Our goal is to study and forecast BRICS progress by looking at some notable and intriguing indicators. This ongoing project aims not only to observe BRICS’ development in the coming years, ...
by Fernando Esteche * To measure and appreciate the historical moment we are experiencing, we must establish that the BRICS Summit in South Africa is the unappealable consolidation of the new world order: It is the arrival of Multipolarity. The expansion of the BRICS and the countries that were incorporated as members also define geopolitical conditions that surpass in all ...
By Orçun Göktürk Founded in 2009, BRICS, which was initially about cooperation in finance, development and trade, is evolving into a structure that will have major geopolitical and geostrategic consequences for the peoples of the world with the accession of new members at its latest summit in South Africa in the third week of the last month. What was more ...
Reporting from Johannesburg / South Africa We are continuing to publish our interviews on the margins of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. To deepen insight into South African economic perceptions and expectations on the summit, the BRICS enlargement and trade in national currencies, we spoke to Asanda Luwaca. Luwaca is the Executive Chairperson of the National Youth Development ...
By Raphael Machado* If all goes well, and the countries in question confirm their acceptance of membership, they will officially form part of the bloc as of January 1, 2024. Therefore, we must begin to think about how Brazil and Argentina, the two representatives of Our America in the bloc, could take advantage of their participation in the BRICS for ...
Reporting from Johannesburg / South Africa We are continuing to publish our interviews on the margins of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. To deepen insight into South African economic perceptions and expectations on the summit, the BRICS enlargement and trade in national currencies, we spoke to Rofhiwa Madzena. Madzena is a business journalist at South African eNCA TV, ...
One of the most striking aspects of the tectonic BRICS summit in Johannesburg was the spectacular queue consisting of 40 countries (mega-sic!) waiting to enter the group, which had already surpassed the G-7 GDP. The G-7 had a share of 29.2% of global GDP, compared to 32.1 percent of the 5-BRICS. Of the 40 candidates, only six entered, with which ...
We are continuing to publish the interviews made on the margins of the BRICS summit in South Africa. This time, we attended a small conference of South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel. Patel presented a specifically African perspective on the summit, which we will explore in further upcoming interviews as well. What is your main take-away ...