Exclusive report from BRICS forum participants from Terry Todinor's Center for geostrategic studies
In 2001. for a year, as in a geopolitical joke, Jim O'neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs (ironically enough), published a note that combined the four emerging powers (Brazil, Russia, India and China) in one financial product, such as throwing a piece of soap, with South Africa making up the five since 2011.) that now bear the full weight of their impact on the future of the world.
Without realizing it, O Nile has just struck a huge blow to the ribs of the Western world that will soon be hit by a second-rate fiasco. What is interesting is the dynamics of this incredible team: a fragile union of the oppressed that will continue to move forward, bringing together the "global south". From rejection to Western sermons, BRICS members understand that unity, however imperfect and unstable, is better than arrogant and undivided foreign domination.
That's from 22. to 24. in October, a summit was held in Kazan, the Eurasian and multiverse symbol of modern Russia, where the powers of Tomorrow joined together in defiance of the "rule-based order" of the dying west.
The 32 countries present in Kazan-almost ¾ of the world population (BRICS alone accounts for 45% of the world population!)- accompanied by Russia in what Western media jokingly described as its supreme isolation.
Surreal atmosphere
While images of leaders arriving on the runway of the airport flashed on the huge screen, the Kazanj Expo Forum's conference halls remained desperately empty, as a metaphor for the global situation: abundant security measures and protocols, multiple but more or less organized modes of transport. And there was also a bacchanal of PCR tests-one per day for each participant!
Since telecommunications are stuck for security reasons, you almost had to climb a tree to get a phone signal. And as if that wasn't enough, a DDoS cyberattack targeting the Foreign Ministry has brought a layer of geopolitical realism into the event... and those journalists wandering around like Lost Souls in their giant media center looking for information (that doesn't come) and eventually interviewing each other, while real discussions take place in invisible spaces.
Heroes and others
But the talks were not in vain: the two giants, India and China, no longer look at each other and promised to "stabilize and restore bilateral relations".
India, South Africa and Sri Lanka decided to skip the glamorous Commonwealth meeting in Samoa, organized by Charles III and Cyrus Starmer. It was a bold decision, like a game of poker, that these countries would rather join their colleagues in a meeting where cooperation is egalitarian and voluntary, rather than subservient to "God Save The King"tunes.
Lula, the tragic Brazilian hero, slipped on the soap in the bathtub, an absurd metaphor for the fragility of his position. Moreover, the Brazilian veto of Venezuela's entry into BRICS + was met with gnashing of teeth.
What about Mohammed bin Salman, who was absent from the debate? Friendly pressure from Americans?
And the presence of Guterres, the head of the UN who is preparing for himself a future similar to the league of nations?
Global agenda: coitus interruptus in Kazan
Despite the clear desire for transformation, there was no talk of turning the tables.
Despite the clear desire for transformation, there was no talk of a reversal.
The final declaration calls for the pious maintenance of international institutions that demonstrate daily their impotence (UN, ICJ) and/or their corruption (all financial institutions subordinate to the globalist order).
The summit that was to bury Bretton Woods and expel the instruments of the western administration, but which, with disarming seriousness, gave itself to the central role of the IMF: "we reaffirm our commitment to maintaining a strong and efficient global financial security network, with the IMF based on quotas and adequate resources in its the center."
What about the 2030 Agenda? And the fight against climate change? Oh, of course, they are not forgotten: "we emphasize the universal and inclusive nature of the 2030 Agenda.", the participants declared, glowing in their eyes with enthusiasm!before reaffirming "that the goals, principles and provisions of the United Nations! "The Framework Convention on climate change must be respected."!!!
New Silk Roads pass through Kazan
But beyond the diplomatic vocabulary, BRICS has something precious: the 21st edition of the BRICS. century. Lithium, graphene, rare metals – everything is concentrated in their breasts.
With new routes taking shape (the Arctic road and the INSTC North-South Corridor will redefine international trade), these resources will be the fuel of their rise.
Pepe Escobar reports that Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates plan to rebuild the Port of Mariupol, a key node on the north-south corridor in the Sea of Azov.
Pepe Escobar reports that Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates plan to rebuild the Port of Mariupol, a key node on the north-south corridor in the Sea of Azov. Imagine this: a reborn port, full of activity, amid the ashes of constant conflict, a symbol of renewal under the nose of the grumpy and defeated West!
The West fighting in a sea of internal preoccupations. The West whose children now represent only 9% of the world's child population, with poor demographics. The West that today only reflects the image of grotesque sectarianism, which clings to Dystopia Woke.
Beginners
The Kazan Summit also formalized the addition of 13 new BRICS partner countries, a master move that further strengthens the bloc's voice. Thirteen countries (Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam) were greeted with promises of cooperation and solidarity. This is a clear signal: the world is changing and it is no longer just a matter of gathering countries, but also of redefining the rules of global governance. Diversity in the service of sovereignty.
Sovereignty is also at the heart of the goal of deepening financial integration, with the development of a non-dollar payment system.
Bogus stalking the Fed
With each new summit, rumors of the BRICS currency, the spirit that haunts the Federal Reserve, emerge.
Mikhail Mishustin gave a striking statistic: 90% of payments to "friendly countries" – including China, Turkey, India and Egypt – are now made in national currencies.
Vladimir Putin advocated the use of these local currencies, but also the creation of a new reserve currency, before introducing the symbolic "BRICS banknote".
A cautious approach to creating a new reserve currency, highlighting economic disparities within the BRICS. but with China discovering plans for the gold-protected yuan, and Russia starting trading currencies tied to gold, the message is clear: the world is slowly moving away from the grip of the dollar. Over the past ten years, central bank purchases of gold have literally exploded, surpassing those of the United States. Investors, dizzy from rising public debt, are beginning to prefer physical assets.
The report, prepared by the Russian Ministry of Finance, in cooperation with the Bank of Russia and consulting firm Yakov & Partners, reveals plans for a "multi-currency system" that would protect participants from the whims of American hegemony.
Outside of theory, these discussions take shape in proposals such as the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT).
This blockchain-related technology will revolutionize the way international finance works, allowing BRICS countries to settle their trade imbalances directly, without going through the SWIFT system.
Another project is the establishment of the BRICS Grain Exchange and commodity trading centers (oil, natural gas, ores and precious metals), over which these countries together hold a virtual monopoly.
Here, BRICS is not content with simply looking for a place at the global banquet: they begin to design a menu. New trade routes, alternative payment systems, alternative grain exchanges and strategic raw materials are creating a new ecosystem in which the West, which was trying to impress the suburbs of the world it thought was its own, is increasingly marginalized.
The BRICS block is still timid, but gives itself the means to stop following the script written by the bachata Masters. Soon they will be storming tired, wormhole international institutions. The fruit is ripe and ready to fall.
The dance of new forces began. The rest of the world is watching, Bewitched and worried.
Source: Center for Geostrategic Studies
Photo by RIA news
- November 2024.
