11/12/2022 0 Comments Manna china made in japan![]() ![]() This essay considers the opposite, namely that a resurgent imperialism is being facilitated by BRICS politics. Through all this political turmoil, grand claims have been offered about the way BRICS will rebalance the world and ensure good global governance. From the perspectives of geoeconomic, geopolitical and geostrategic calculations, South Africa developed rather bold and ambitious goals vis-à-vis BRICS, viewing BRICS as both a countervailing force in a western-dominated world order, and even regarded BRICS as a potential alternative to the capitalist order that was dominated by the western powers. BRIC members singled out South Africa as a ‘gateway’ to Africa that could help to secure access to the African market during a time of ‘Africa rising’. ![]() It further viewed BRICS as a boost to its African leadership aspirations. It highlighted the potential for massive economic spin-off to be had from BRICS that could boost its ailing economy at home. As it unfolded South Africa started to stress domestic, regional and international rationales which underscored its BRICS participation. As time went on, we saw a bit by bit, almost frantic search for a strategy. When South Africa originally joined BRICS, it had no palpable strategy towards this new-fangled constellation it initially responded to the BRICS invitation as a boost to its international ‘prestige’. ![]()
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