The BRICS Summit: A Symbol of Fragmented Power The upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi has been touted as a potential challenge to American leadership, but a closer examination reveals a more nuanced reality.
Far from being a cohesive force, the group is characterized by internal divisions and competing interests that render it unable to mount an effective counterweight to US influence.
The BRICS bloc was founded on the premise of creating an alternative to the American led global order, but its ambitions have been consistently constrained by the divergent interests of its member states.