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At Rio, the BRICS Projected the Voice of the Global South

Summary by The Diplomat
India’s presence in BRICS gives the grouping, which is often seen to be ‘anti-West’ a ‘non-West’ image.

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The new members of the Brics, Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates joined the founding countries of the blockade this week in Rio de Janeiro for the first full summit since their entry in 2024. The growing Middle Eastern presence in this attempt to alliance of antiliberal and autocratic countries adds opportunities and complexity. Saudi Arabia is still undecided about entry. Although officially invited in 2023, Riad postponed formal membersh…

The BRICS 2025 Rio Summit was a huge success, considering that we couldn’t talk about high expectations before that. Including, of course, what the Western mainstream media says – they complained about it and pointed to it all the time, saying: ‘Xi Jinping and Putin didn’t come, so this is a meaningless summit’. Stupid! This is Pepe Escobar’s summary after the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro: Pepe Escobar. It was extremely important on all fronts…

Every Tuesday, I receive a member of the IRIS research team to decipher an international event. Today, an exchange with Christophe Ventura, research director at IRIS, on the major issues and the impact of the BRICS summit that took place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) on July 6 and 7.

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