08-01-2016, 12:48 PM
BRICS is a coalition of convenience. They've got no political, cultural, sociological, or other major ties to each other. They wouldn't go to war on each others' behalf, not under any sort of normal circumstances. After all, most of them do far more trade with NATO countries than they do with anyone else. China alone exports nearly twenty times as much to western countries as they do to Russia. Cutting ties with the west would devastate their economy.
Likewise, South Africa also exports the majority of their products to the US, Germany, and Japan. Or India may import more from China, but they also export far more to the US. Brazil is in a similar situation. Plus, as we're seeing from the Olympics, they can barely even keep their own s*** together, much less do any international warfare.
Really, there's *nothing* Russia could say to make them give up those sorts of trade deals, especially when Russia is a pretty minor trading partner for nearly all of them. Not unless the US went completely mad and started threatening to nuke the world or something.
Likewise, South Africa also exports the majority of their products to the US, Germany, and Japan. Or India may import more from China, but they also export far more to the US. Brazil is in a similar situation. Plus, as we're seeing from the Olympics, they can barely even keep their own s*** together, much less do any international warfare.
Really, there's *nothing* Russia could say to make them give up those sorts of trade deals, especially when Russia is a pretty minor trading partner for nearly all of them. Not unless the US went completely mad and started threatening to nuke the world or something.