Israel and Iran are fighting, pulling in Lebanon and Gaza. Russia and Ukraine are fighting, pulling in NATO countries. India is strengthening ties with Russia (via BRICS) and will probably get involved somewhere. North Korea is sending troops to fight with Russia, and so South Korea is considering getting involved on Ukraine’s side. And China is getting ready to invade Taiwan which will definitely involve the U.S. That’s… 43 countries at war or about to be at war, representing almost half of the world’s population.
If I see someone unironically making a case for BRICS one more time, I’m going to have a fucking stroke. The main concern for the west at this point is ensuring they don’t weaken Russia so much that it dissolves into an analogue of warring states China.
What do you mean by “making a case”? Asking honestly. I don’t know much about the conversation around it.