Future of the BRICS and the Role of Russia and China

Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction and Conceptual Framework
	Introduction
	Background
	Regionalization and Decentralization
	Obama\'s Pivot Asia: Seizing Global Security
	Rise of BRICS
	Chinese Perspective on BRICS: Institutional, Not Oppositional
	Russian Perspective: Self-Adoption of BRICS Model
	Multipolarity: Russian and Chinese Perspectives
	Russian and Chinese Foreign Policy, a New Vision and Scope
	References
2 The Evolution of Brics and the International System
	Introduction
	Questioning Bipolarity
	Which Countries Can Influence World Order?
	Post-Soviet Era and Rise of the US Hegemony
	Evolution of Global South in International Relations
	Multipolar World Order, A Conceptual Understanding
	Multipolarity, A Theoretical Underpinning
	Russian Multipolarity
	Cooperation with China on Multipolarity
	Theoretical Underpinning of the BRICS Group
	BRICS Economic Strength in Global Economy
	Soft Power Nature of BRICS Group
	Reasons for the Emergence of BRICS as a Decisive Group
	Conclusion
	References
3 Russia and BRICS
	Introduction
	The USSR Disintegration
	Independent Russia Since Twenty-First Century
	Growing Assertiveness of Russian Foreign Policy
	Southward Shift in Russian Foreign Policy
	Russia\'s Role in the Origin of BRICS
	Russia\'s Economic Profile in the BRICS
	BRICS and Russian Global Economic Strategies
	Russia\'s Primary Goal in the Field
	BRICS and Russia\'s Foreign Policy Objective
	Russia\'s Focus Shift to Security
	Future Russian Strategies with BRICS Group
	Conclusion
	References
4 China and BRICS
	Introduction
	Evolution of China as a Global Player
	Shifting Chinese Foreign Policy
	Evolution of China\'s Cooperation with the BRICS Group
	Why BRICS for China
	Enhancing South-South Cooperation
	The Future Role of China in the BRICS
	Conclusion
	References
5 Russia and China in BRICS: Convergences and Divergences
	Introduction
	Russia’s Shift Toward China
	Pragmatists
	Ideologists
	Early Attempts at a Partnership with China
	Russia–China Views on Global Governance
	Convergences
		Economic Issues
	Global Governance
	Geopolitical Control
	Security
	Divergences
		Economic Issues
	Global Governance
	BRICS from a Security Point of View
	Security Politics at the BRICS Forum and Russia–China Role
	From Economic to Security Cooperation at BRICS
	American Led West Crackdown on Russia–China
	Western Media Coverage of BRICS
	Future Prospects
	Conclusion
	References
6 Conclusion
Index