Search: BRICS (186 materials)

 

Space Platform for BRICS Cooperation

In Search of Common Space Not so long ago BRICS countries proclaimed the idea of creating an informal block that would serve as an alternative to already existing institutions of the global governance system. And it did not take long before “the bricks” started to work out — multidimensional ...

07.09.2017

BRICS: Will the Future be Brighter?

This year the summit is unusual: it is held in the time when security agenda is brought to the forefront Georgy Toloraya: Where Is BRICS Headed? On the Results of the Goa Summit The ninth BRICS Summit held on September 3–5, 2017, in Xiamen and chaired by China goes under the theme «BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future». The second round of the chairmanship is on,...

04.09.2017

Did Wikileaks Sound the Death Knell of Western Tech Dominance?

Exactly three years after the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 on March 7 2014 (17:19 UTC time), the international whistleblowing site Wikileaks dropped a bombshell on how the US Central Intelligence Agency could weaponize just about every “smart device” on the planet. According to WikiLeaks: “‘Year Zero’” introduces the scope and direction of the CIA’s global covert hacking program, its malware arsenal and dozens of ‘zero day’...

12.04.2017

Bilateral deals could trump BRICS game

... financial institutions so that they fully respect the institution of social inclusion as an entitlement as it was proffered by the UN Development Program and certain NGOs. Beijing in 2010 plays "the China card"... South Africa joins "BRICS" Historically underreported by western media, open sources indicate that China has been a longtime behind the scenes power player in the South African economy, which is considered by most experts and pundits as the "most developed" ...

04.12.2016

Russia–India Strategic Partnership: Have We Hit a Plateau?

The President of the Russian Federation achieved yet another success while treading the “three seas” at the BRICS Summit in Goa, especially for large Russian companies that are growing their businesses in India. However, despite the fact that Moscow and New Delhi were able to reach new agreements on military and technical cooperation and energy, both countries ...

16.11.2016

Where Is BRICS Headed? On the Results of the Goa Summit

Recently, western media and some Russian academics have stepped up their criticism of BRICS and expressed doubts regarding the association’s prospects. Experts claimed that the Goa Summit would be a routine one, and the Five itself would lose steam, and its influence on the global arena would fizzle. In fact, the leaders of the five ...

09.11.2016

Regime change diplomacy. Washington and Russian “adventurism” in Brazil

Having never officially observed an election in Brazil former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and the organization he founded to promote ethical democracy have given unequivocal support to president (sic) Michel Temer and his team in their efforts to safeguard Brazil's democratic values. The endorsement, signed by Carter, congratulated prominent electoral law specialist Torquato Jardim on his appointment as Temer's new Transparency Minister. It went on the official government website...

20.06.2016

Who makes BRICS more alive than BRICSers themselves

Nothing is wrong with having national ideas and interests behind any multilateral gathering Introduction The BRICS and their possible intentions, as imagined by outside observers, continue to be a hot topic. This might seem irrelevant for the insiders themselves, who moved into a working mode after a period of initial euphoria, or rather of heightened attention ...

19.05.2016

RIAC at Digital BRICS Conclave 2016 in India

On April 28-29, 2016 New Delhi hosted a BRICS international conference on cybersecurity and combating cyber threats. On April 28, the opening session of the conference was followed by a session on the BRICS countries’ institutional cooperation on information security. Representatives ...

04.05.2016

Russia to defend regional security jointly with China

... (Xinhua/Xiong Libing) Moreover, he said, multilateral military cooperation has improved markedly in the past three years within such frameworks as the U.N. Security Council, the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, a thriving cooperation mechanism that groups the world's five leading emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. "A more tight interaction between the military departments corresponds to the national interests of ...

25.04.2016
 

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