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BRICS IN AFRICA AND GLOBAL WORLD

BRICS IN AFRICA AND GLOBAL WORLD. CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE ON THE BRICS 19 JUNE 2014 SUNNY PARK HOTEL JOHANNESNURG. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. 1. GEO-STRATEGIC RELEVANCE OF THE BRICS IN THE SECOND CYCLE OF SUMMITS 1.1 FOR WHOM? 1.2 FOR WHAT PURPOSE? 1.3 IN WHOSE INTEREST?

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BRICS IN AFRICA AND GLOBAL WORLD

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  1. BRICS IN AFRICA AND GLOBAL WORLD CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE ON THE BRICS 19 JUNE 2014 SUNNY PARK HOTEL JOHANNESNURG

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1. GEO-STRATEGIC RELEVANCE OF THE BRICS IN THE SECOND CYCLE OF SUMMITS 1.1 FOR WHOM? 1.2 FOR WHAT PURPOSE? 1.3 IN WHOSE INTEREST? 2. THE AFRICAN FOOTPRINT 3. ENDGAME FOR/OF THE BRICS

  3. 1. GEO-STRATEGIC RELEVANCE • WHAT IS THE IDENTITY OF THE BRICS IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS: - STATUS QUO ACTORS? OR - EMERGING POWERS? • WHAT ARE THEIR EXPECTATIONS , NATIONAL INTERESTS AND GLOBAL AMBITIONS? • CAN THEY REALLY DRIVE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC REFORMS? DO THEY WANT TO BEYOND THE RHETORIC? • DO THEY REALLY REPRESENT AN ALTERNATIVE?

  4. AFRICAN FOOTPRINT

  5. THE ENDGAME • THE ENDGAME FOR/OF THE BRICS IS TO LEVERAGE THEIR POSITION IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEM • CURRENTLY THE SPECTACULAR GROWTH RATES AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE OF THE BROCS IS BEING AFFECTED BY INTERNAL STRUCTURAL WEAKNESSES (BRAZIL, SA AND INDIA) • BRICS COUNTRIES WILL HAVE IMPLEMENT STRUCTURAL MEASURES TO THEIR DOMESTIC ECONOMIES FIRST BEFORE LOOKING TO THE GLOBAL

  6. THE ENDGAME • MOMENTUM OF THE BRICS SEEMS TO WANING • VESTED INTERESTS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THROUGH THE BRICS DEVELOPMENT BANK AND THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE FACILITY • BEYOND THE BRICS

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