TOM EATON | The new expanded Brics will not spell democracy or human rights
The new arrivals have tipped the scales firmly in the direction preferred by autocrats and unelected cabals of priests and aristocrats
24 August 2023 - 21:18
When six new countries join Brics in January, the bloc will finally be able to rename itself something much more honest, albeit grammatically wonky: “I ARE BECAUSE ASIA.” ..
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