The Fatal Incoherence of BRICS

The Fatal Incoherence of BRICS

BRICS—originally an acronym referring to the rising economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and later South Africa—held its first formal summit in 2009 in Yekaterinburg. After adding South Africa in 2010, the group has evolved into a multilateral organization claiming to represent the interests of the Global South. In its own telling, BRICS is a counterweight to the G7: an alternative platform for emerging powers to coordinate on matters of g…