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BRICS Members vs Partners: 2025 Expansion & Power Shift
The BRICS bloc now operates under a two-tier system designed to manage its rapid growth, distinguishing between full members with decision-making power and partner nations with limited participation. This framework, introduced after the October 2024 Kazan summit, reflects the organization’s push to expand influence while maintaining operational control.
Two-Tier Membership Structure
Full BRICS Members: Possess complete decision-making authority, equal stakes in the New Development Bank ($100 billion authorized capital), and participation in all key meetings, including the annual summit and Foreign Ministers’ sessions.
Partner Countries: Engage in specific projects and collaborative initiatives but lack voting rights and formal decision-making powers. Their role serves as a probationary phase toward possible full membership.
Current BRICS Membership
The bloc now includes eleven full members:
The original five: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
New members: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia (joined January 2025).
This expansion sets a precedent for the BRICS Partnership Pathway, allowing prospective members to first engage as partners before full integration.
Full Members Hold Veto Power
Unanimous approval is required for major decisions, including admitting new members.
Any single full member can block policy changes or expansion, making consensus both a strategic strength and a potential obstacle.
BRICS Partner Countries
The current partner list includes:
Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan.
These nations can attend certain BRICS meetings.
They may endorse bloc declarations when aligned with BRICS’ positions.
Their status allows evaluation by full members on political alignment, economic compatibility, and strategic benefit before possible membership.
Geopolitical Drivers Behind Expansion
Russia and China: Advocate aggressive enlargement, positioning BRICS as a counterweight to Western-led institutions.
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions have driven Moscow toward building new alliances.
China views BRICS as a platform to expand global influence across emerging markets.
India and Brazil: Favor a measured approach, leveraging BRICS as a neutrality tool rather than an explicitly anti-Western bloc.
Concerns persist over China’s growing dominance within the organization.
The Strategic Balancing Act
The future of BRICS’ expansion hinges on:
Maintaining cohesion among ideologically diverse members.
Ensuring the partnership model remains an effective gateway for integration without diluting decision-making efficiency.
If managed well, the member-partner distinction could enable BRICS to grow its global footprint while preserving internal stability in an increasingly competitive geopolitical landscape.
@ Newshounds News™
Source: Watcher.Guru
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