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The [[Collective West]] and its [[mainstream media]] have a pitiable and appalling misunderstanding what BRICS is and its aspirations. For example, in March 2025 [[President Trump]] stated that he thought [[Spain]] was member of BRICS.

The [[Collective West]] and its [[mainstream media]] have a pitiable and appalling misunderstanding what BRICS is and its aspirations. For example, in March 2025 [[President Trump]] stated that he thought [[Spain]] was member of BRICS.

BRICS expanded dramatically in 2024, adding Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates to its original five members.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-brics-group-and-why-it-expanding</ref> The eleven-nation bloc now represents 45% of the world’s population and more than a quarter of global [[GDP]]. More than thirty countries have expressed interest in joining, with thirteen admitted as partner countries at the October 2024 Kazan summit.

BRICS expanded dramatically in 2024, adding Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates to its original five members.<ref>https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-brics-group-and-why-it-expanding</ref> The eleven-nation bloc now represents 45% of the world's population and more than a quarter of global [[GDP]]. More than thirty countries have expressed interest in joining, with thirteen admitted as partner countries at the October 2024 Kazan summit.

According to Carnegie Endowment analysis, Iran views BRICS as "both a [[geopolitical]] and [[economic]] counterweight to [[Western alliance|Western]] dominance."<ref>https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/research/2025/03/brics-expansion-and-the-future-of-world-order-perspectives-from-member-states-partners-and-aspirants</ref> As one of the world’s most [[Economic sanctions|sanctioned]] nations, [[Tehran]] sees the bloc as a hedge against [[American]] pressure. Supreme Leader [[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]] stated in January 2025 that "one of our problems today is being dependent on the [[dollar]]."

According to Carnegie Endowment analysis, Iran views BRICS as "both a [[geopolitical]] and [[economic]] counterweight to [[Western alliance|Western]] dominance."<ref>https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/research/2025/03/brics-expansion-and-the-future-of-world-order-perspectives-from-member-states-partners-and-aspirants</ref> As one of the world's most [[Economic sanctions|sanctioned]] nations, [[Tehran]] sees the bloc as a hedge against [[American]] pressure. Supreme Leader [[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]] stated in January 2025 that "one of our problems today is being dependent on the [[dollar]]."

Amid [[US]]-[[Iran]]ian tensions in early 2026, [[Russian Federation]] Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS [[Sherpa]]<ref>A Sherpa is one who does all the heavy lifting in preparation before reaching a summit.</ref> [[Sergey Ryabkov]] clarified, "I would like to remind you that BRICS is not a [[military]] union and not a [[collective security]] organization with collective defense commitments. It has never been planned as such, and there are no plans to transform it for the purpose."<ref>https://tass.com/politics/2086713</ref>

Amid [[US]]-[[Iran]]ian tensions in early 2026, [[Russian Federation]] Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS [[Sherpa]]<ref>A Sherpa is one who does all the heavy lifting in preparation before reaching a summit.</ref> [[Sergey Ryabkov]] clarified, "I would like to remind you that BRICS is not a [[military]] union and not a [[collective security]] organization with collective defense commitments. It has never been planned as such, and there are no plans to transform it for the purpose."<ref>https://tass.com/politics/2086713</ref>

It's worth noting that [[Russia]]'s [[debt-to-GDP ratio]] in 2025 is estimated at ~19%, significantly lower than most [[NATO]] countries. This low ratio provides Russia with fiscal flexibility to manage its [[budget deficit]] (2.2% of GDP in 2025) and sustain [[war]]-related spending, unlike high-debt NATO members like the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Canada]], and [[Germany]] which face tighter constraints.

It's worth noting that [[Russia]]'s [[debt-to-GDP ratio]] in 2025 is estimated at ~19%, significantly lower than most [[NATO]] countries. This low ratio provides Russia with fiscal flexibility to manage its [[budget deficit]] (2.2% of GDP in 2025) and sustain [[war]]-related spending, unlike high-debt NATO members like the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Canada]], and [[Germany]] which face tighter constraints.

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[[File:BRICS debt to GDP.PNG|thumbnail|center|850px]]

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==History==

==History==

After the fall of the [[Soviet Union]], the [[United States]] published two documents in 1996, ''Joint Vision 2010'' which promoted [[Full Spectrum Dominance]], and ''A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm'', detailing the [[US]] [[hegemon]]'s plan to dominate [[West Asia]]. In response, Russian Foreign Minister [[Yevgeny Primakov]] formulated what was later called the Primakov Doctrine of which the core of BRICS—RIC—would eventually emerge. On April 23, 1997 the Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration on a Multipolar World and the Establishment of a New International Order was signed in [[Moscow]] by [[President Boris Yeltsin]] for the [[Russian Federation]] and [[President Jiang Zemin]] for the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/234074/files/A_52_153_S_1997_384-EN.pdf?ln=en</ref>

After the fall of the [[Soviet Union]], the [[United States]] published two documents in 1996, ''Joint Vision 2010'' which promoted [[Full Spectrum Dominance]], and ''A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm'', detailing the [[US]] [[hegemon]]'s plan to dominate [[West Asia]]. In response, Russian Foreign Minister [[Yevgeny Primakov]] formulated what was later called the Primakov Doctrine of which the core of BRICS—RIC—would eventually emerge. On April 23, 1997, the Russian-Chinese Joint Declaration on a Multipolar World and the Establishment of a New International Order was signed in [[Moscow]] by [[President Boris Yeltsin]] for the [[Russian Federation]] and [[President Jiang Zemin]] for the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/234074/files/A_52_153_S_1997_384-EN.pdf?ln=en</ref>

==See also==

==See also==