Region: Africa
Taking into account the characteristics of BRICS, including its high flexibility due to weak institutionalisation and attractiveness for developing countries despite ongoing disagreements between several of them, when it comes to the desire to diversify payments while maintaining dollar transactions, the first steps will inevitably be tentative and cautious
ShortDiscrepancies between expectations and practice are one of the most noticeable characteristics of modern world politics, both in the performance of leading powers and in the activities of the international institutions they create
ShortThe BRICS expansion offers new opportunities to upscale ICT solutions across the Global South
ShortAfrica is big enough to accommodate everybody—its needs are incredibly huge and its prospects are truly breathtaking
ShortBRICS needs an ambitious trade liberalization agenda that would favor developing economies
ShortThe current economic dynamics are likely to continue in the foreseeable future since a solution to the fundamental problems of the Egyptian economy has not been found yet
ShortUnder a rapid change of the situation in international affairs, the countries are in need of immediate solutions, rather than prospective scenarios of mutual assistance and law enforcement support
ShortThe primary objective of BRICS could be to enable direct exchange of national currencies for external payments
ShortThe literature review was proposed to consider various views on the BRICS placement, both in its institution-building processes and general South-South cooperation structure
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)