Coordinated and Produced by Elisa Garbil In this episode host Dominic Bowen unpacks the growing influence, and mounting challenges, facing BRICS as the bloc expands and expectations rise with Mihaela Papa. From Brazil’s 2025 presidency and AI regulation to climate finance, payment systems, and the realities of de-dollarisation, the discussion cuts through the headlines to examine what…
Mihaela Papa is Director of Research and a Principal Research Scientist at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she leads the BRICS Lab. Previously, she led the Rising Power Alliances project and taught sustainable development and global governance at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She has published extensively on geopolitics,…
Written by Elisa Garbil – 18.02.2025 The Rise of BRICS as a Strategic Actor The BRICS, formally composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, hence the name BRICS, and expanded in recent years to include additional members such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Iran, now represents a significant portion of…
