WorldThe most populous country in Africa joins the cooperative organization.
Topic: The new multipolar world order
Indonesia becomes the tenth BRICS member state
WorldIt is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the fourth most populous in the world.
China warns US: “A new Cold War cannot be won”
World“Containing China is unwise, unacceptable, and bound to fail”, said Xi Jinping.
“How to overcome Australia’s foreign policy crisis?”
DebateReject the unipolar world disorder and advocate for more nuanced and peaceful security and development architecture outside the G7, writes Ordan Andreevski on TNT Debate.
13 new partner countries join the BRICS cooperation
WorldNew partner countries include Turkey and Belarus, in addition to countries based in Africa, South East Asia, Central Asia and South America.
Analyst: India will never break with Russia
WorldNitin Gokhale argues that Western elites prefer India to be "a chaotic democracy led by a weak leader".
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Kremlin: BRICS is not like the EU
WorldExplains that the BRICS countries have no common charter, nor clearly defined laws and rules to be followed.
Analysis: A new multipolar world is emerging
WorldBut Western leaders have "buried diplomacy" and simply cannot admit that the global center of power is shifting from West to East, warns geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar.
Russia-China partnership blueprint for modern state relations – Putin
WorldSpeaking at the ongoing Brics summit in Kazan, the Russian president took the opportunity to praise cooperation with China.
New international financial system takes center stage as BRICS summit opens in Kazan
WorldThe 2024 BRICS Summit begins today in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.
Some 30 countries ready to cooperate with BRICS – Putin
World"BRICS is not an anti-Western association. It is simply non-Western", according to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Macron calls for new world order
World"We must be imaginative enough to think about the peace of tomorrow, a peace in Europe in a new form", says Emmanuel Macron.
How the Belt and Road Initiative will connect the world
WorldChina is leading the massive effort involving over 150 countries - The Nordic Times reports from the annual conference in Sichuan.
“China’s third plenary session will have a major impact on global developments”
DebateIt is time the West changed its attitude and policy towards China for the sake of global common good, writes Stephen Brawer on TNT Debate.
Russia: 40 countries want to join BRICS
World"This proves that such a free and flexible format of cooperation within BRICS is very attractive", says Grigory Karasin, head of the Russian International Council.
“A new direction for Sweden – join the Belt and Road and leave NATO”
DebateIt is time for the West to wake up and join China's BRI in a spirit of cooperation and friendship, writes Stephen Brawer, chairman of BRIX Sweden.
EU foreign policy chief: “The era of Western dominance has definitively ended”
Europe– If the current global geopolitical tensions continue to evolve in the direction of 'the West against the Rest', Europe’s future risks to be bleak, accoding to Josep Borrell.
Egypt’s BRICS membership – risky gamble or smart move?
AnalysisCan BRICS be the beacon of hope that Egypt desperately needs?
Can BRICS+ threaten the economic hegemony of G7?
EconomyThe emerging consortium represents a seismic shift in the global power dynamic.
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