“With respect to the BRICS confirmations, five out of the six have confirmed,” Pandor stated in a news conference in Pretoria, located in the country’s Gauteng province. This expansion, however, will not include Argentina, who declined membership. Gustavo de Carvalho, a Senior Researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs, emphasizes that while this development is significant, it’s not merely a challenge to Western policy but, more, a nuanced expression of an evolving multipolar world order.

Source: Forbes February 03, 2024 14:06 UTC