BRICS: A New Actor in Global Security

... confirm its members’ resolution to work jointly to tackle security issues. The Declaration made at the summit in Sanya, China, of April 14, 2011 states that the signees “are deeply concerned with the turbulence in the Middle East, the North ... ... should be avoided”. During the March 17, 2011 vote on Resolution 1973, which opened the way for NATO to bomb Libya, Brazil, India, Russia and China abstained, while South Africa supported it. The three initial summits centered on coordinating economic ...