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 ...
By Dr Fernando Esteche Between 22nd and 24th of August, the summit of BRICS presidents will meet in South Africa. The BRICS represent almost half of the global population and in the last year contributed 50% to the growth of the world’s gross product. Said summit will suffer from the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin who will be represented ...
The Ukraine crisis has set debates on the so-called rules based order and multipolarity on the global agenda. BRICS is a usual suspect when talk comes to the polycentric or multipolar world system. And the 2006 established alliance between Brazil, Russia, India and China that later included also South Africa may present news very soon – with the inclusion of ...