South Africa allowed this false perception to spread as a symbolic act of defiance against Trump given his hatred of BRICS, whose members and partners were invited to this drill, and to signal to the domestic audience that their country has friends across the world amidst its tensions with the US.
BRICS means that countries all over the world can join and express there opposition to the actions of Trump. So far the world is not impressed with the erratic behavior of Trump. BRICS does not mean that actions must be military. So far Trumps military actions relate to backing Israel which is an anchor around America's neck.
Bottom line, there´s one bully in the neighbourhood and BRICKS seem to be rather too accommodating. However, the world was a much safer place when there were two bullies. Many people all over the world think that BRICKS was going to be an alternative. But it isn´t. The "economic focus" won´t work when not supported by the military. Hence, the pushback China has been facing at every step against all its initiatives, as this particular bully not only wants the sandwich and the pocket money, but also the hand... and then the arm and all the rest.
Thank you for providing a clarification of the so-called BRICS naval drill, which did not garner much attention in the States. As long as there is continued confidence in the US dollar, it remains the world’s reserve currency. Eventually, the US dollar will no longer be the world’s reserve currency, and it will be a sequence of events that cause its collapse.
One man not confuse trade currency and reserv currency.
And it's what you do.
If dollar still represent more than 80% of trade currency, it lowered in 20 years from 65% to 40% of world reserv currency with an acceleration since 2022.
If Trump have threaten BRICS of hell on earth if they leave the dollar few months ago and if he's now threatening even Europeans, it's not a proof of confidence and strength, it's a proof of fear(panic?) and weakness.
Sometimes, I ask myself if Russia( and China and others BRICS too) don't play time against USA, avoiding escalation, and trying to resist untill a dollar collapse.
This collapse is the only proof of security for Russia.
BRICS means that countries all over the world can join and express there opposition to the actions of Trump. So far the world is not impressed with the erratic behavior of Trump. BRICS does not mean that actions must be military. So far Trumps military actions relate to backing Israel which is an anchor around America's neck.
Bottom line, there´s one bully in the neighbourhood and BRICKS seem to be rather too accommodating. However, the world was a much safer place when there were two bullies. Many people all over the world think that BRICKS was going to be an alternative. But it isn´t. The "economic focus" won´t work when not supported by the military. Hence, the pushback China has been facing at every step against all its initiatives, as this particular bully not only wants the sandwich and the pocket money, but also the hand... and then the arm and all the rest.
Simple: India hopes to do a deal at the earliest opportunity. India craves American carrot and fears American stick.
Too many uninformed people fallen for anti BRICK propaganda.
Reality is it’s an organisation something like EU .
They have decided to trade in their own currency and are likely to come up with a common currency based on various basket of items .
And yes it deviates from trading in dollars but doesn’t indicate de dollarisation.
Brics became extremely aware as to how sanctions were applied on Russia. This has excel-rated towards brics currency platform .
Andrew , concerning India, it's not prudence. At the best it's irresolution, at worst it's cowarness.
India will not be able to play indefinitely at the Indian grocer of Brixton
Thank you for providing a clarification of the so-called BRICS naval drill, which did not garner much attention in the States. As long as there is continued confidence in the US dollar, it remains the world’s reserve currency. Eventually, the US dollar will no longer be the world’s reserve currency, and it will be a sequence of events that cause its collapse.
One man not confuse trade currency and reserv currency.
And it's what you do.
If dollar still represent more than 80% of trade currency, it lowered in 20 years from 65% to 40% of world reserv currency with an acceleration since 2022.
If Trump have threaten BRICS of hell on earth if they leave the dollar few months ago and if he's now threatening even Europeans, it's not a proof of confidence and strength, it's a proof of fear(panic?) and weakness.
Sometimes, I ask myself if Russia( and China and others BRICS too) don't play time against USA, avoiding escalation, and trying to resist untill a dollar collapse.
This collapse is the only proof of security for Russia.