The BRICS and the Future of Global Order

This book offers a history of the BRICS as a term and as an institution-a chronological narrative and analytical account of the BRICS concept from its inception in 2001 to the political grouping it is today. In addition, it analyzes what the rise of powers like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa means for the future of global order.

Capturing the spirit of a decade (2001-2006) -- The financial crisis, contested legitimacy and the genesis of intra-BRICs cooperation (2006-2008) -- From Yekaterinburg to Brasília : the new epicenter of world politics? (2009-2010) -- Enter South Africa: from BRICs to BRICS -- The hidden world of intra-BRICS cooperation : does regime type matter? -- Delhi, Durban and Fortaleza : the BRICS bank and the contingency reserve arrangement (2012-2014) -- The BRICs in the UNSC : the case of R2P -- The BRICs grouping and the future of global order -- Appendix 1: High-level summits -- Appendix 2: Timeline of events