The BRICS have changed the balance of forces, but they will not by themselves change the World: The Thirty Third Newsletter (2023) | MR Online
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Despite the limitations of the BRICS project, it is clear that the increase in South-South trade and the development of Southern institutions (for development financing, for instance) challenges the neo-colonial system even if it does not immediately transcend it.

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Great piece by Vijay Prashad that talks a little bit about BRICS’ history and then about its current state.

Anti-imperialists come to hear a lot about BRICS since it is mentioned often in our circles but news articles are often understandably narrower in scope. This essay on the other hand paints a slightly bigger picture.

  • comvedml@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    Vijay is right although countering the imperialist US is more important at this stage but Vijay’s article is directed towards western audiences