The expansion of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), announced following the summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, was a personal defeat for the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Josep Borrell.
The German publication Berliner Zeitung writes about this.
Why BRICS expansion was a defeat for von der Leyen and Borrell
The article states that in the context of the entry of six new members into BRICS, the summit’s criticism of the rules-based order promoted by the West symbolizes the personal defeat of von der Leyen and Borrell.
The publication calls Borrell a “man of yesterday” who still considers Europe a garden and the rest of the world a jungle, and notes that he should have realized the limitations of the EU’s power.
The era when Europe could give orders to the whole world is long gone – states.
According to the publication, in the geopolitical institutions of Vientiane, Phnom Penh and Hanoi, the EU is no longer perceived as an independent global political actor, but as a implementer of US interests.
The article notes that it is high time for the EU to emancipate itself from Washington in the field of defense and foreign policy in order to comply with new world realities and balance of power.
The BRICS summit in Johannesburg is called a turning point in global politics by the Berliner Zeitung.
While many Western media, the publication writes, call this summit a meeting of developing countries, which reflects the neo-colonial attitude of the West towards the BRICS countries, history was being made in South Africa these days.
Soon nearly half the world’s population, including some of the fastest growing economies, will be part of this truly global unionis, – said in publications.
The BRICS summit in Johannesburg took place on August 22-24. At a press conference following the summit, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that on January 1 next year, Egypt, Argentina, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates will join BRICS.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the BRICS leaders have agreed on guidelines, criteria, standards and procedures for expanding the association.
After the expansion of BRICS, the total area of the community countries will be 48.4 million square kilometers and will reach 32% of the total land area of the earth, which is twice as much as the G7.
A new list of possible members of the association will be prepared for the next BRICS summit.
