№ 6, 2024. After Expansion: The Prospects of BRICS as the Basis for a Fairer Multipolar World Order

Nothing New Under the Sun

BRICS is an innovative format of interaction rather than just a union of individual states. BRICS partnership is built on mutual respect for each other’s interests and a common effort to promote the realization of developing countries’ aspirations on the whole. At the same time, BRICS does not oppose itself to anyone and is ready to build equal and mutually beneficial cooperation with all international actors. Such an approach, practiced by BRICS, attracts the majority of world states. This was clearly demonstrated by the summit held in Johannesburg on August 22-24, 2023, which was attended by the leaders of more than 60 countries of the Global South and, most notably, African countries.

Ryabkov, Sergey A.

Today, as the BRICS Summit begins in Kazan, Russia, we are pleased to recall the interview by Sviatoslav Arov, PIR Center Research Fellow-Executive Assistant to Director, with H.E. Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation. The interview covers the increasing role of BRICS in the world, the reasons behind it, Russia’s BRICS chairship in 2024, and the country’s policy aims and priorities within the Association.

The preparation of the interview was carried out for the Security Index Yearbook 2024/2025 Global Edition, elaborated in frames of the joint project of PIR Center and MGIMO University Global Security, Strategic Stability, and Arms Control under the auspices of the Priority-2030 Strategic Academic Leadership Program.

Key words: International Security; BRICS

BRICS, RUF

F4/SOR – 24/10/22