BRICS+ and the Global Power Transition

This paper examines the “nature” and significance of BRICS within the geopolitical and historical-spatial transition of the world system, focusing on its enlargement since September 2023. The main argument is that BRICS represent the rise and political 'insubordination' of semi-periphery countries often referred to as developing nations-driven by middle and regional powers of continental scale operating within a global scenario. This dynamic is expressing a profound transformation of the world s