BRICS is going to have a hard time with the consensus model in general. For small groups that are broadly aligned it isn't an issue. But, for large groups that have significant differences it is almost totally unworkable.
I sincerely hope that they solve this problem, but it is almost baked into the organization. As a multipolar, collabor…
BRICS is going to have a hard time with the consensus model in general. For small groups that are broadly aligned it isn't an issue. But, for large groups that have significant differences it is almost totally unworkable.
I sincerely hope that they solve this problem, but it is almost baked into the organization. As a multipolar, collaborative, cooperative organization it can't just go with majority rules and it also cannot get anything specific done if just one member decides against it.
BRICS is going to have a hard time with the consensus model in general. For small groups that are broadly aligned it isn't an issue. But, for large groups that have significant differences it is almost totally unworkable.
I sincerely hope that they solve this problem, but it is almost baked into the organization. As a multipolar, collaborative, cooperative organization it can't just go with majority rules and it also cannot get anything specific done if just one member decides against it.
Here is a much more thorough and detailed treatment:
https://aurelien2022.substack.com/p/unlike-for-like?source=queue
Very much worth the reading time, and I'm pleased to say, concludes that BRICS has a viable future.