Search: Brazil,Russia,BRICS (15 materials)

 

BRICS — How Will the Organisation Get a ‘Second Wind’?

... closeness and the protection of national producers in order to achieve greater industrial and technological independence. The willingness to actively cooperate in creating a common financial or logistics infrastructure does not mean the willingness of Brazil, Russia or perhaps Argentina to open their markets and increase competition with imports from China. China’s approach to the implementation of the BRICS+ format implies rather a “union of regionalisms”, when not trade blocs, but regional associations (SCO, CELAC, African Union) participate in the dialogue. China has established a dialogue with all these organisations (or being a member); there ...

15.07.2022

What Could Take BRICS Forward?

... world (the Africa-South America Summit or the Forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation), where the country could take the lead. Brazil confronted serious political and economic crises in the mid-2010s, which could not but affect the dynamics of BRICS as a whole, a trend coupled with economic slowdowns in Russia and South Africa. Many economists have noted that the key challenge for the Brazilian economy at the time was the low productivity, which could be solved by a serious modernization, including through attracting FDI in technology. The new elites, upon coming to power in 2018 (the Bolsonaro government), saw the solution not so ...

21.04.2022

R6 — the Case for a New Global Currency Basket

... sanctioned objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.” In other words, China may also be a subject to sanctions at one point partially or fully. Tristan Kenderdine: US–Iran Conflict Would Strengthen China’s Position in the Middle East China, Russia, India, Brazil, and South Africa are the founding members of the New Development Bank . NDB’s 2017–2021 general strategy clearly highlights the bank’s commitment and intention to be new in three areas: 1) new relationships; 2) new projects and instruments; ...

11.09.2019

BRICS FM Meeting in Brazil: Priorities Reloaded

... engage BRICS at the highest levels. We believe that BRICS has emerged as a valuable forum for consultation, coordination and cooperation on contemporary global issues of mutual interest and has helped promote mutual understanding". For her part Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced that a meeting between Lavrov and his Brazilian counterpart will take place on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers’ conference on July 26. The meeting will thoroughly review bilateral cooperation, conducted as part of strategic partnership. According to Maria Zakharova, the BRICS foreign ministers’ conference will address "the issues ...

26.07.2019

Three Horizons of BrazilRussia Relations

... Bolsonaro and his party (the Social Liberal Party). If top level contacts do make it possible to overcome ideological fears and improve mutual understanding, Araújo is likely to pay much attention to an alliance with Russia, including possibly in the BRICS format. Brazilian diplomacy may need Russia as a counterbalance to China’s influence in the bloc. For Brazil’s right-wing politicians, China remains a source of a far greater number of phobias than Moscow. Despite opening its economy in recent decades, formally, China remains a communist ...

11.02.2019

BRICS Summit: A Blessing in Disguise

... feel like a leader in the process. The paragraph on preventing militarization of outer space did not contain references to the Russia-China initiative. Andrey Kortunov: Why the World is Not Becoming Multipolar The initiatives discussed not only in the Business Club, but also at the BRICS Expert Council are gradually moving to the fore. Those are, in particular, issues pertaining to people-to-people contacts ... ... World Health Organization’s Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Tuberculosis held in Moscow, the World Water Forum in Brazil, the Vaccine Research and Development Center and matters related to outer space – that is, everything that was not listed ...

07.08.2018

Space Platform for BRICS Cooperation

... any of the drafts that would imply obligatory implementation. However, today the balance of powers is shifting which means the BRICS nations may lobby their interests louder and achieve global goals. But proclamations shall be supplemented by something ponderable — real cooperation. By now the list of common projects is as follows: 1. Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System has a ground control station in Brasilia (Brazil) while Brazil is currently developing the second launcher family with the help of Russian partners. 2. In 1988 China and ...

07.09.2017

BRICS: Will the Future be Brighter?

... sector-specific areas of cooperation. It should be recognized that, given the economic situation — like the slowdown in economic growth in many BRICS countries and even its downturns, as well as political factors such as deteriorating situation in Brazil and South Africa, the growing tension between Russia and the leading Western countries, BRICS is being seriously challenged. Primarily, BRICS carries political content in order to enhance the role of the five countries in global governance and to be not only rule-takers, but also rule-makers in global governance. Firstly, the formation of ...

04.09.2017

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

... including civil society consults initiated by Russia, preceded the summit and they will also follow it; all in all, they will be held in over 30 areas . Particular mention should be made of the BRICS Think Tank Council (BTTC) which brings together BRICS strategic centers in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Expert recommendations drafted at the scheduled meeting of the Goa BRICS Academic Forum in September were brought to the attention of the heads of state. What changes did take place in a little over a year between ...

09.11.2016

BRICS New Development Bank: From Private to Public

... all of the BRICS countries. Among the BRICS countries, India has the most infrastructural issues. Accordingly, the development of large-scale infrastructure projects is an absolute priority ( Table 1 ). Table 1. Infrastructure Development Level in BRICS countries and their Priority Partner countries (2010—2014) Russia Priority Partners (average) 1 Brazil Priority Partners (average) 2 China Priority Partners (average) 3 Number of air transport registered carrier departures (2014) 67440 22027 958782 59948,18 3,073,450 – Electricity consumption (kW per capita, 2010 – 2014) 6486 2423 ...

27.07.2015
 

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  1. 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  
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