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Fit for Purpose? BRICS and Inner‐Group Conflicts
Author(s) -
Brosig Malte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1758-5899
pISSN - 1758-5880
DOI - 10.1111/1758-5899.12998
Subject(s) - politics , group (periodic table) , work (physics) , value (mathematics) , scale (ratio) , political science , law , engineering , geography , computer science , cartography , machine learning , chemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering
This contribution argues that BRICS is designed to manage inner‐group tensions indirectly by endorsing a number of pragmatic operating principles. However, these principles seem to work best at smaller scale conflicts but not larger armed confrontation. The article breifly discusses the internal operating procedures of the BRICS group followed by a discussion of their relative value vis‐à‐vis inner group conflict. The article finishes by exploring the role of smaller group members such as South Africa and their ability to dissipate political tensions.