BRICS in Russian Foreign Policy
Rachel Salzman in doctoral candidate in Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Her dissertation focuses on Russia and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), with particular emphasis on Russia’s role in bringing BRICS together as a political forum, and how the concept of BRICS fits into Russia’s broader foreign policy strategies. In 2014, Rachel was awarded a Cosmos Scholars grant and a Boren Fellowship for dissertation research and language study in Moscow, Russian Federation. In 2013, she participated in the Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance in Hamburg, Germany. Before beginning at SAIS, Rachel worked as the Assistant Director for the Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative (EASI) at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Rachel holds a B.A. in European History from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.Phil in Russian Studies from the University of Cambridge.
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During the sixth BRICS summit last week in Fortaleza, Brazil, the five BRICS countries agreed, as expected, to form both a development bank (named the New Development Bank) and a Contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA). The agreements aim to minimize the…
On July 14-16, the heads of state of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will gather in Fortaleza and Brasilia for their sixth annual summit. It is, as the newly launched website proudly notes, the beginning of…
Poll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
