The Washington Post published on 21 October 2024 an article titled "BRICS Is Key to Putin's Fight against the U.S. Not All Members Agree" by Robyn Dixon, Katharine Houreld, Francesca Ebel, and Karishma Mehrotra.
This is a particularly good analysis of the BRICS as it meets this week in Russia. This is the first gathering since the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) added Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia to its membership.
Russia and China envisage the BRICS as an anti-West organization to overturn the US-led international order. Brazil, India, and South Africa have different objectives. The addition of new members further complicates the purpose of the organization. The article concludes that "expansion of the group has fueled internal tensions, diluting the clout of the original founders and entrenching China's dominance."
