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Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Multilateral Alliances, Including Multilateral Military Defence Treaty (MMDT), Bilateral Military Defence Treaty (BMDT), and Foreign Military Presence, which Have a Geopolitical Impact on Global Order

Rozen-Bakher, Z. Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances

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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

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BRICS

BRICS is a Global Alliance that includes Trade, Economic and Political aspects and even Military Cooperation via regular Joint Drills. Each Year BRICS has a Different Website by the Country that leads the Certain Year, as Follows:

• BRICS Brazil 2025 https://brics.br/en

• BRICS Russia 2024 https://brics-russia2024.ru/en/

  • Kazan Declaration

  • BRICS Plus/Outreach plenary session at the 16th BRICS Summit

  • Restricted-format meeting of the BRICS Summit

  • Expanded meeting of the BRICS Summit

• BRICS South Africa 2023

• BRICS China 2022

• BRICS India 2021

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BRICS, Membership Status, 2025 GSR

For Full Details about the Membership Status and 2025 GSR:

Section E14. BRICS - Multilateral Alliance: BRICS Plus, 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2025/e/brics

Section E14 - List of Contents

Section E14. BRICS - Multilateral Alliance: BRICS Plus, 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

• Section E14.1 BRICS - Membership Status: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

• Section E14.2 BRICS - Members and Partner States: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)

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From the Research Projects of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher:

• BRICS PLUS: Alarm Call to USA, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 16 December 2023 https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/16/12/2023/1913

• The Failure of War Sanctions against Russia: BRICS, NDB & SEPAM, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 11 June 2023 https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/11/06/2023/2156

• BRICS Plus - New Global Order, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 03 May 2023 https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/03/05/2023/0917

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From Newspapers

Acknowledge: Intelligence agencies manipulated and blocked the ability of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to bring up news in English about BRICS via Google Search, so please see below the latest news on BRICS via DuckDuckGo, but it is recommended to search for more recent news about BRICS. Importantly, a lot of news was available via DuckDuckGo regarding Trump's claim that US tariffs caused BRICS members to leave BRICS (see two examples below), even though no any BRICS member has left BRICS, as well as no any BRICS member has issued any statement about its intention to leave BRICS.

'They're all dropping out' - Trump claims tariffs derailed BRICS' alliance ambitions, calls it 'an attack on dollar'

"BRICS An Attack On Dollar": Trump Claims US Tariffs Made Nations Leave Bloc

• India charts course for 2026 BRICS Presidency at RI Conference

• Brics leaders slam US tariff 'blackmail' as Ramaphosa warns of hardship

• China's Xi Jinping makes rallying call against protectionism, hegemonism in Brics speech

• Why the West Should Take BRICS+ Seriously (But Not Literally)

• BRICS Nations Accelerate Shift Away From U.S. Dollar in Global Trade

• Senegal conducting negotiations on joining BRICS - MFA

• Trump's trade wars to push more countries to join BRICS

• Putin aide Lavrov shocks Trump with BRICS payment move despite US threats

• Aggressive Tariffs Fuel BRICS' Strategic Push Toward Dollar-Free Trade

• Russia Tackles US Tariff Concerns as BRICS Accelerates Dollar Escape Plan

• Palestine and an Expanding BRICS: Swaying the Global Order

• The BRICS countries are getting closer

• Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister says country awaits decision on its application to join BRICS

• Will Trump’s Unpredictable Foreign Policy Boost BRICS?

• BRICS’ Game-Changing Blockchain Payment System: The Future of Global Transactions

• The Challenges for BRICS in 2025 Under the Brazilian Presidency

• Trade: BRICS expansion into payment systems poses threat to dominance of US dollar

• No chance for BRICS countries to replace US dollar: Trump

• Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar

• Saudi Arabia Is Still Assessing BRICS Membership, Minister Says

• Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS bloc

• Indonesia Officially Becomes First Southeast Asian Member of BRICS

• Why Was Indonesia’s BRICS Membership Short-Circuited?

• Nigeria's new BRICS partner status sparks economic optimism, debate

• BRICS approves Cuba, Bolivia, and 11 other countries as 'partner states'

• Indonesia wants to join BRICS, ministry says

• Venezuela vents its anger at Brazil's Brics snub

• Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders

• BRICS Is Mounting a Challenge to the US-Led World Order — But for Whom?

• The West wants Putin isolated. A major summit he's hosting shows he's far from alone

• BRICS Currency: A New Challenge to Dollar Dominance?

• US dollar dominance to end? BRICS launches symbolic banknote; Putin says, 'They used it as weapon

• Putin proposes alternative to dollar at BRICS summit

• Vladimir Putin says no Brics plan to create alternative to Swift banking system

• BRICS expansion pushes for new global financial system, targeting SWIFT alternatives and de-dollarisation

• Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure

• Russia Pushes for BRICS Clearing, Depository System to Sidestep the West

• BRICS, Russia, and Republika Srpska:  2024 Developments and Implications

• Why Is NATO Member Turkey Cozying Up To BRICS?

• South Africa in naval drills with BRICS associates, Russia and China

• The Yemen - Russia riddle

• How BRICS expansion in Middle East challenges decades-old American hold

• BRICS adds 13 partners as UN chief offers surprise praise at Russian summit

• Ukraine, others furious at UN chief for meeting Putin at BRICS summit

• Guterres praises BRICS summit in Russia, captivated by Kazan Kremlin

• China Supports Kazakhstan’s Bid to Join BRICS

• Iran advances de-dollarization among BRICS members to counter US dominance

• Joining BRICS is strategic development path for Türkiye | Daily Sabah

• The Current Potential of BRICS in Challenging Western Hegemony

• BRICS vs West: The control of international financial institutions at stake

• Azerbaijan wants to become a BRICS member

• Thailand is pushing for integration into BRICS and OECD

• Putin says BRICS may establish its own parliament in future

• Growing interest in BRICS membership signals consensus among Global South

• Why is Brazil's Lula building Brics?

• Malaysia applies for BRICS membership: Premier Anwar Ibrahim

• Saudi foreign minister attends BRICS meeting in Russia, holds talks with counterparts

• Turkish Frustration With EU Talks Is Prompting Outreach to BRICS

• Russia 'welcomes' Turkey's interest in BRICS, says 'Putin fully supports Turkey's aspirations'

• BRICS to launch independent financial system Moscow

• BRICS: Russia and Iran to Officially Ditch the US Dollar

• UAE, Saudi, Iran, Egypt, Turkey FMs attend Russia's BRICS meeting

• China backs Kazakhstan's bid to join BRICS: Xi tells Tokayev

• How Did China, India, and the BRICS Approach the Swiss Peace Summit on the Russia-Ukraine War?

• Vladimir Putin says Russian city of Kazan will host Brics summit in 2024, https://www.ft.com  

• BRICS Update: Which other countries want membership?, richest on MSN.com

• Russia announces 30 new member countries for BRICS, Cryptopolitan on MSN.com

• BRICS to Grow as Saudi, Iran, UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia Join Ranks, Bloomberg L.P.

• Argentina formally announces it won't join the BRICS alliance in Milei's latest policy shift, Associated Press

• BRICS' India and UAE forge a $3b pact - What it means, Cryptopolitan on MSN.com

• BRICS intends to establish new international trade balance, Mena FN

• China and Brazil sign agreement to trade in their local currencies, MercoPress

• UAE and India CEPA: $100bn trade target, 83,000 companies, GDP boost, 1,800 monthly flights, BRICS, investment opportunities and more, Arabian Business

• Russia, India looking at diversifying trade: Ambassador Alipov, devdiscourse

• China and Russia push for Israel-Gaza ceasefire and two-state solution as foreign ministers vow to boost Brics influence, scmp.com on MSN.com

• Russia's BRICS chairmanship begins; aims to strengthen multilateralism for equitable global development and security

• South Africa in naval drills with BRICS associates, Russia and China; Argentina waiting to join the block, MercoPress

• Russia, India closer to joint military equipment production - minister, Reuters

• India-Russia defence coop remains unprecedented with full transfer of tech: Denis Alipov, Indiatimes

• Trio of nations unite to kill dollar with BRICS currency, Cryptopolitan on MSN.com

• BRICS UAE, Saudi expansion marks biggest challenge to the US dollar in the 21st century, Arabian Business

• BRICS expansion shows Global South seeking to remake the world's financial system, The Africa Report

• Will The Expanded BRICS Finally Dethrone The Dollar With Help From Crypto?, International Business Times

• BRICS swears to kill US dollar dominance in 2024, cryptopolitan on MSN.com

• Dollar's decline? 25 countries gear up to join BRICS in 2024, cryptopolitan on MSN.com

• Iran said SCO and BRICS should follow the path of de-dollarisation and trade in national currencies, sb.by

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From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books

• Has BRICS lost its appeal? The foreign policy value added of the group Brosig, M. (2024). Has BRICS lost its appeal? The foreign policy value added of the group. International Politics, 61(1), 106-124.

• BRICS economic integration: Prospects and challenges Nach, M., & Ncwadi, R. (2024). BRICS economic integration: Prospects and challenges. South African Journal of International Affairs, 31(2), 151-166.

• The Economic and Geopolitical Significance of the Brics Nations: A Comparative Analysis of Their Global Influence in the 21st Century Moch, E. (2024). The Economic and Geopolitical Significance of the Brics Nations: A Comparative Analysis of Their Global Influence in the 21st Century. East African Journal of Business and Economics, 7(2), 86-100.

• Building better global economic BRICs O'neill, J. (2001). Building better global economic BRICs (Vol. 66, pp. 1-16). New York: Goldman Sachs.

• The BRICS and the future of global order Stuenkel, O. (2020). The BRICS and the future of global order. Lexington books.

• Dynamics of health financing among the BRICS: a literature review Sahoo, P. M., Rout, H. S., & Jakovljevic, M. (2023). Dynamics of health financing among the BRICS: a literature review. Sustainability, 15(16), 12385.

• Dreaming with BRICs: The path to 2050 Wilson, D., & Purushothaman, R. (2003). Dreaming with BRICs: The path to 2050. Global economics paper, 99, 1-24.

• Foreign direct investment into BRICS: an empirical analysis Maryam, J., & Mittal, A. (2020). Foreign direct investment into BRICS: an empirical analysis. Transnational Corporations Review, 12(1), 1-9.

• BRICS in a world of regions Lagutina, M. L. (2019). BRICS in a world of regions. Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 4(6), 442-458.

• Natural resource efficiency and green economy: Key takeaways on clean energy, globalization, and innovations in BRICS countries Fan, L., & Wang, D. (2024). Natural resource efficiency and green economy: Key takeaways on clean energy, globalization, and innovations in BRICS countries. Resources Policy, 88, 104382.

• Retracted publications in BRICS countries: an analytical study Siva, N., & Rajendran, P. (2023). Retracted publications in BRICS countries: an analytical study. Scientometrics, 1-21.

• Importance of BRICS as a regional politics and policies Trivedy, A., & Khatun, M. (2023). Importance of BRICS as a regional politics and policies. GeoJournal, 88(5), 5205-5220.

• Can BRICS de-dollarize the global financial system? Liu, Z. Z., & Papa, M. (2022). Can BRICS de-dollarize the global financial system?. Cambridge University Press.

• E-commerce development in rural and remote areas of BRICS countries Karine, H. A. J. I. (2021). E-commerce development in rural and remote areas of BRICS countries. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 20(4), 979-997.

• The BRICS and the Financing Mechanisms They Created Batista Jr, P. N. (2021). The BRICS and the Financing Mechanisms They Created. Anthem Press.

• Handbook of BRICS and emerging economies Anand, P. B., Fennell, S., & Comim, F. (Eds.). (2020). Handbook of BRICS and emerging economies. Oxford University Press.

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From Documentaries and Inside TV News

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