BRICS swings big with invitation of Middle East countries - analysis
The Middle East has become more important in recent years, not less important, and BRICS acknowledges this.
President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gesture during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023(photo credit: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/POOL VIA REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: