The last decade has seen a
remarkable coalescing of non-Western nations in both economic and
political partnerships. These multilateral institutions have been
championed as alternatives to Western organs of political and
economic power such as NATO, the International Monetary Fund, and the
World Bank.
From the growth of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization to the establishment of the Eurasian
Economic Union, China’s “One Belt, One Road” strategy to link
much of the Eurasian landmass via trade and investment, and most
recently the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank, many have viewed these developments as essential for the
decentralization of global power away from the imperial centers of
Washington, Wall Street, London and Brussels.
But perhaps none of the emerging
Global South international groupings has been more promising in terms
of both public relations and real economic partnership than that of
the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
BRICS countries account for 46
percent of the world’s population – over 3 billion people, as of
2015 – making it the single largest bloc in terms of human capacity
among global alliances. The scope of BRICS, combined with its
increasing assertiveness as an economic power unto itself, has
undoubtedly ruffled a few feathers in Washington and elsewhere in the
West.
It should come as no surprise that
major moves have been taken in the last 12 to 24 months to undermine
each BRICS member nation and destabilize them through political and
economic means. And it is no coincidence that those leaders shown
smiling and shaking hands at recent BRICS summits are now either the
targets of destabilization efforts and subversion – as in the cases
of Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa – or are a target of a
military and political charm offensive, as in the case of India. In
each case, the United States and its allies benefit significantly
from the latest developments.
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