As over 30 heads of state gather for the BRICS summit in Russia, we’re witnessing not the isolation of a pariah state, but the emergence of a new global coalition that challenges the very foundation of Western diplomatic power
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BRICS summit: Members discuss financial plans as Putin calls for USD alternative, false currency claims spread
Overnight social media posts claimed Putin had announced a new BRICS currency to replace the dollar – reports that have not been verified by official sources
ANALYSIS: Where Non-Aligned Movement sought neutrality, BRICS builds economic bloc
Unlike the Cold War-era neutrality bloc, the expanded BRICS alliance wielding $45 trillion pushes for a new economic order
BRICS Summit 2024: Key moments from day 1 of historic Kazan talks
The 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan marked its first meeting since expansion, with Putin hosting leaders from 24 nations to discuss economic and diplomatic cooperation
ANALYSIS: UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures
The three-day BRICS summit marks a crucial moment for the expanded bloc, which now represents 36% of global GDP and 45% of the world’s population
UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action,’ experts say
The summit’s outcomes could include new trade pacts, unified positions on international matters, and concrete steps toward de-dollarisation initiatives, experts say
BRICS summit 2024 to begin on Tuesday: All you need to know
Here’s everyting you need to know about the three-day gathering of influential emerging economies
Geopolitics first: Why executives need to focus on the world around them
Everywhere a business looks, from stock price to supply chain, the face of geopolitics is present. And, it is not the same face that existed before, it is new and unfamiliar