Lisa Thompson

Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit

Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit

The Brics Summit of 9 September may have seemed a low-key virtual event. But consensus was during moments to do with anti-terrorism and Afghanistan rather than Covid-19 vaccines or China’s presence in Africa. Socioeconomic themes relating to Covid-19 were led by China’s President Xi Jinping, with not much by way of a Brics collective strategy.  To be fair, President Cyril […]