What the Iran war has revealed about Brics+

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The Iran war exposed the limitations of the expanded Brics+ group, revealing that it is neither a military alliance nor an ideological bloc but rather a political platform for the Global South. The conflict serves as a significant stress test for multipolar geopolitical dynamics.

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran was more than another Middle Eastern conflict. It became a defining stress test for the expanded Brics (Brics+), the grouping that is frequently portrayed as the flagship political platform of the Global South and a cornerstone of an emerging multipolar order. The war showed that the grouping – which has grown beyond its founding members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is neither a military alliance nor an ideological bloc. Rather, it...