Editorial 23.08.2023

The BRICS summit is dominating the global political debate these days. Since yesterday, Tuesday, the heads of state and governments of five large emerging countries have been meeting in Johannesburg, demanding more say in the global order: China, India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa. They see themselves as advocates of the Global South, which is increasingly raising its voice in the growing discussion about the role of the „West.“ China is the economic and political heavyweight of this heterogeneous group. The coming days will show whether it will exert its influence on the BRICS or whether the five countries will reach an equal agreement, for example on a method for admitting more countries.