I was quoted by Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business, on the potential new members of BRICS+ in the group’s second expansion phase. Indonesia, Nigeria and Algeria could soon receive their invitation cards, as could Türkiye (which is seeking a Free Trade Agreement with the GCC) and Morocco.
On the outlook for BRICS+ and the usual criticism that it lacks economic, political and strategic coherence, I argued that if the EU can exist with its own profound (and deepening) differences, I don’t see why BRICS+ could not have a bright future… And possibly a brighter one, as it is less ambitious in the way it functions politically and institutionally.
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