Oliver Stuenkel: “Behind the Scenes, BRICS Fears an Uncontrolled China”
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Source: L'Express | Original Published At: 2025-11-28 16:00:00 UTC
Key Points
- Trump's unpredictable policies created opportunities for BRICS cooperation but failed to unify the bloc due to structural divisions
- BRICS members show divergent approaches toward international institutions and varying levels of anti-Western sentiment
- Expansion of BRICS has complicated consensus-building, exemplified by conflicts over UN Security Council representation
- Non-Russian BRICS members fear becoming Chinese vassals, balancing against both US unpredictability and Chinese dominance
- Potential future unification could emerge from US actions undermining dollar trust through financial sanctions