The BRICS Group Announces New Members, Expanding Its Reach

The five nation BRICS club of emerging technologies that came together to tilt the international order away from the West announced its plan to expand its membership. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia have been invited to join and start their membership in January. The group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa represent a quarter of the world’s economy and about 40% of the world’s population.

Not all the BRICS members were supportive of the expansion, including India, Brazil, and South Africa. The decision to bring Iran to the group signals that Russia and China effectively pressured for its inclusion. American officials have sought to play down the impact of the group’s expansion plans. The United States has “strong positive” relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa.

By PatriotmanPublished On: August 24, 2023Categories: Uncategorized1 Comment

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Walt August 24, 2023 at 14:30

Notice that they are energy producing countries. Either oil or lithium rich. We are being boxed out of the lithium market. We are destroying our own oil and shale industry. Welcome to the transformative change promised by Obama