The BRICS plus - questions

1.      How long have the BRICS existed as a group?

2.      Which states form the BRICS? What does the acronym stand for?

3.      Are they all equal?

4.      How strong are they in economic terms? In terms of population?

5.     What internal and external challenges do they face?

6.    Which countries joined in January 2024? How much stronger is the ‘BRICS plus’ group as a result? How many other states have shown an interest in joining?

7.      What is the level of intra-BRICS’ trade?

8.      What is the role of the New Development Bank?

9.      What are the main stated aims that they agree on?

10.  What may some of them want to do?

11.  How do they vote at the UN?

12.  What kind of political systems do they have?

13.  What divisions are there between some of them and why?

14.  Are they a coherent group? Can they really change the world order and the way things are done?

15.  How should the West react to them?

16.  In your opinion, what are are the benefits and drawbacks to the emergence of the BRICS?