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How could the BRICS bloc's anti-West underpinnings affect the United Nations Security Council?

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Geopolitical challenges from BRICS may strain the UNSC's ability to maintain peace. The rise of BRICS as a China-dominated platform with anti-West underpinnings signals a fundamental challenge to the existing international system. This bloc advocates for the reconstruction of a just and equitable world order and the reform of the current international economic and financial architecture. As the United Nations Security Council is a core institution of the established global order, this growing geopolitical competition and ideological divergence among major powers could place significant strain on the Council's ability to maintain international peace and security.

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  • BRICS has been widely assessed as a China-dominated platform with avowed anti-United States (US) if not anti-West underpinnings.business-standard.com
  • The unflagging demand by the Brics countries for the reform of the existing international economic and financial architecture is extremely significant.business-standard.com
  • A collective and robust call for democratising the world political economy and for building a just, fair and equitable world order emerged at the New Delhi summit.business-standard.com

Why it matters

The stakes involve the future structure of global governance. If the existing international system, which the United Nations Security Council is a part of, faces sustained ideological and geopolitical challenges from rising blocs like BRICS, the ability of the UNSC to achieve consensus and maintain international peace could be compromised.

This challenge is part of a broader trend where developing countries voice concerns about the 'double standards' employed by the West and the US. The rise of BRICS reflects a growing desire among the global south to reconstruct a hegemonic, neo-liberal politico-economic order.

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  • Will the BRICS bloc successfully establish alternative payment systems or financial institutions?
  • How will the United Nations respond to the growing divergence between the West and the BRICS nations?

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BRICS members successfully implement alternative payment systems in local currenciesThis would accelerate the shift away from Western-dominated financial structures, increasing the pressure on the existing international system and the UNSC.
Major Western powers increase diplomatic engagement with BRICS membersThis could mitigate the geopolitical friction, allowing the existing international system to absorb the challenges without severe strain on the UNSC.

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