Almost since its founding in 2006, the BRICS has faced criticism for being a talking shop rather than a functional organization. However, if the 18th BRICS summit is any indication, the bloc seems to have gained new impetus – not as a coherent alternative to the Western order, but as a mechanism through which heterogeneous […]
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