BRICS' Multipolar Aspirations Navigate Asymmetries of Power
Leading a multipolar world order is proving difficult for BRICS' divided members.
On 8 September 2025, Brazil, holding the rotating BRICS presidency, convened an extraordinary virtual BRICS summit from Rio de Janeiro.
While BRICS champions multipolarity, its ambitions are constrained by internal divisions and varying strategic capacities.
The grouping's key challenge lies in bridging these disparities to translate its symbolic stature into tangible global influence within the evolving international order.
Since its inception, BRICS has projected itself as a vanguard of a multipolar world.
Yet its agenda has been disproportionately shaped by the strategic goals of China and, to some extent, Russia — who seek to leverage the platform to offset their international isolation.
The extraordinary summit aimed to address challenges to the emerging multipolar order and respond to renewed US tariffs.
Author's summary: BRICS faces challenges in leading a multipolar world order due to internal divisions.
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