Unraveling the BRICS: A Curious Organization's Plot Against America
The expansion of BRICS, with the recent addition of Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Argentina, highlights the growing coalescence of an alternative non-Western bloc that challenges Western hegemony. The West's aggressive response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has provoked a counterreaction, leading to the emergence of a network of states skeptical of the US-led global order. While Washington and Brussels attempt to reconsolidate Western hegemony, the signs are not encouraging as the Western-led order faces challenges from emerging economies and fails to crush potential challengers.