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![Who Cares If Malaysia and Thailand Join BRICS? Who Cares If Malaysia and Thailand Join BRICS?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-26-014618.jpg)
Who Cares If Malaysia and Thailand Join BRICS?
By David Hutt
As it expands, the grouping has become increasingly incapable of articulating a coherent political, security, or economic vision.
![An Expanding BRICS Seeks to Reform Not Replace the Global Order An Expanding BRICS Seeks to Reform Not Replace the Global Order](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-15-162457.jpg)
An Expanding BRICS Seeks to Reform Not Replace the Global Order
By Muqtedar Khan and Lucas Lima
Member nations are unhappy with the systemic bias against the Global South and want to reform the current order such that mutually agreed upon norms are applied equally to all nations.
![The China-Russia ‘Axis’ Is Overhyped The China-Russia ‘Axis’ Is Overhyped](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-20-123624.jpg)
The China-Russia ‘Axis’ Is Overhyped
By Rahul Mishra and Yanitha Meena Louis
Both Indo-Pacific and BRICS+ dynamics deter such a possibility.
![Many Separate BRICS, No Single Wall: India and an Expanding BRICS Many Separate BRICS, No Single Wall: India and an Expanding BRICS](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-21-132300.jpg)
Many Separate BRICS, No Single Wall: India and an Expanding BRICS
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Much more than a new acronym, the BRICS grouping lacks a common denominator.
![Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Thailand’s Bid to Join BRICS Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Thailand’s Bid to Join BRICS](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-30-015817.jpg)
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Thailand’s Bid to Join BRICS
By Olivia Tan
Bangkok is hedging its bets, and fully seizing all the opportunities that multilateralism presents.
![Thai Cabinet Formally Approves Bid For BRICS Membership Thai Cabinet Formally Approves Bid For BRICS Membership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-30-015817.jpg)
Thai Cabinet Formally Approves Bid For BRICS Membership
By Sebastian Strangio
Bangkok says that membership would help boost the country's global economic and political profile.
![Pakistan’s BRICS Aspiration Pakistan’s BRICS Aspiration](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-30-171321.jpg)
Pakistan’s BRICS Aspiration
By Mashal Zahid
India’s potential veto is a problem, but the bigger hurdle could be Pakistan’s internal dysfunction.
![In Global Battle for Hearts and Minds, China and Russia Have Edge Over US In Global Battle for Hearts and Minds, China and Russia Have Edge Over US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-12-180923.jpg)
In Global Battle for Hearts and Minds, China and Russia Have Edge Over US
By Dmitriy Nurullayev
Analysis of 30 years of U.N. data reveals that China and Russia have been far more successful in winning support for their positions from the global community.
![Growth and Incoherence: BRICS 2023 Summit in South Africa Growth and Incoherence: BRICS 2023 Summit in South Africa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-21-132300.jpg)
Growth and Incoherence: BRICS 2023 Summit in South Africa
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
BRICS eyes expansion, but without a coherent agenda. Meanwhile, rhetoric about respect for international law sours beside Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
![Should New Zealand Build Bridges With the BRICS? Should New Zealand Build Bridges With the BRICS?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-21-132300.jpg)
Should New Zealand Build Bridges With the BRICS?
By Geoffrey Miller
New Zealand needs to think more about the BRICS, and the developing world in general.
![Shaky Foundations for the BRICS Expansion Push Shaky Foundations for the BRICS Expansion Push](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-08-122539.jpg)
Shaky Foundations for the BRICS Expansion Push
By Filipe Porto
China and Russia are keen to expand BRICS into a coalition to counter the U.S. Brazil and India, however, are reluctant.
![As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India? As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-30-171321.jpg)
As the Quad Blossoms, Why Does BRICS Matter for India?
By Abhishek Sharma and Moksh Suri
BRICS’ development-focused diplomacy allows India to pursue a broader agenda than the Quad – and one more focused on the concerns of developing countries.
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