The Big Debate

Brics Plus arrives to temper the dominance of the West

Imraan Buccus celebrates the emergence of a bloc that will roll back the power of the West to make way for a multipolar world

27 August 2023 - 00:00 By IMRAAN BUCCUS

The inclusion of Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Iran as full Brics members from January 2024 is a momentous political event. ..

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