BRICS could become a new pillar of global governance—if its rapid growth doesn’t erode its newfound clout

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BRICS has come a long way since Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill thought it up in 2001. As of January, it now comprises ten countries: the original five of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and five new additions in Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. As the postwar U.S.-led international […]

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