Some of these potential member states seem to have diametrically opposed interests, particularly Iran and Saudi Arabia. In your opinion, who amongst these potential states will actually be accepted?
I don’t think opposing political interest matter much. I mean look who’s in already, and the thing works despite. All of them have at least single common goal though: not getting colonised by USA.
So you reckon the entire slate will make the cut? I do still have scepticism about whether or not the Saudis and Iranians would be able to work in the same tent personally, given the severity of their rivalry in the middle east. If I had to take a bet on it, I reckon they’d take on Iran and close the door on the Saudis.
If even a fash lunatic like Bolsonaro didn’t quit?
What fundamental conflicts of interest does he have with his counterparts in Russia, China, South Africa and India? None of these countries are exactly knocking around in their neighbourhood, the only tie they all have are economic relationships. They’re engaged in technology trades and mutual export. Outside of these beneficial arrangements, no-one’s trodden on Bolsonaro’s toes. I’m personally more concerned about how China and India balance their relationship, given their border dispute over Uttar Pradesh.
Brasil don’t have any. In Fact Brasil have the excact same interest as the rest of the global south, to oppose the USA domination, especially they are the most crucial state in the Monroe zone.
Problem is, as you can see from EU doing now, even a dozen of powerful countries included in one of the economically strongest organization can absolutely shit on their own interests on the whistle of Uncle Sam and blow themselves into completely unnecessary crisis only for the interest of US haute bourgeoisie. So i was pretty surprised Brasil did not sabotaged BRICKS it turned out Bolsonaro is less comprador that suspected.
China and India are politically opposed (or rather India oppose China), but recently their relation has thawed a bit with the both sides backing up a little there and India participating in the russian finance system with China. So not even Modi is a EU level of comprador.
So why not Iran and Saudis? But we shall see Iran manage to defend from the colour coup and if Saudis remain on their recent course away from USA.
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tbf east malaysia doesn’t exist for west malaysians anyways. so it tracks
Russia without Crimea as well, smh
Shhh, don’t be fooled, Northern Borneo isn’t real
Westoids shitting bricks in fear
Muh profits. 🥺
Saudi Arabia is too close to the US,Afghanistan is too fucked, Egypt has a trillion dollar/s debt, Nigeria has the shell problem rn, Senegal is…, not sure about Nicaragua, Algeria is very close to India China south Africa and Russia, but it’ll still be surprising for it to join. My guess is either Argentina Indonesia or Iran or all of them,but hopefully as many countries as possible join.
If Saudi Arabia can be reoriented away from the US such that the Petrodollar is no more that would be the biggest geopolitical defeat of the US in in its modern history. Iran is already basically a done deal BRICS wise, and Argentina too. Things are not going well for Washington at the moment, they are losing ground everywhere and the only “victory” they managed is to tighten their grip over their European vassals at the cost of Europe’s economy. The final nail in the coffin would be Turkey flipping, and it’s looking good on that front too, Russia and Turkey are closer than ever, Turkey is set to replace Germany as Europe’s gas hub, and relations with the US are strained to say the least judging by some of the comments made in response to the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul.
There’s 5 US military bases in saudi Arabia, that’s 5 more than it needs to be, inshallah it turns to -1 military bases instead
Negative 1? What other base?
Unfortunately those five bases are a guarantee that the Saudis can’t just turn around
BRICS is gonna be a very long acronym soon
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Did you make this map?
Nah, found it online. The Malaysia bit is atrocious, I know.
The Malaysia bit is atrocious
Wdym?
The Borneo section of Malaysia is uncolored.
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