Controversy over BRICS Ramps up Global Tensions
By
Fernanda Magnotta
The West is taking preemptive moves to contain the bloc as the Global South becomes increasingly assertive.
BEIJING— The 17th BRICS Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month, highlighted a central paradox of global politics: A bloc frequently dismissed as incoherent and ineffective provoked an immediate economic response from the world's most powerful country. Triggered by BRICS proposals to bypass U.S. dollar-based systems, expand cooperation frameworks, and launch a new multilateral guarantee fund, President Trump announced 10% tariffs on nations he claimed engaged in “anti-American policies.” Days later, he escalated the confrontation by imposing a...
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