The west is nostalgically caught up with outdated ‘containment’ policies, this time against Global South integration. Unfortunately for them, the rest of the world is moving on, together. Once upon a time, there existed an Iron Curtain which divided the continent of Europe. Coined by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the term was in reference to the then-Soviet Union’s efforts to create a physical and ideological boundary with the west. The latter, for its part, pursued a policy of containment against the spread and influence of communism. Fast forward to the contemporary era of techno-feudalism, and there now exists what should be called a Tin Curtain, fabricated by the fearful, clueless, collective west, via G7 and NATO: this time, to essentially contain the integration of the Global South. BRICS against G7 The most recent and significant example of this integration has been the coming out of BRICS+ at last week’s online summit hosted by Beijing. This went far beyond establishing the lineaments of a ‘new G8,’ let alone an alternative to the G7. Just look at the interlocutors of the five historical BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa): we find a microcosm of the Global South, encompassing Southeast Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, Africa and South America – truly putting the “Global” in the Global South. https://thecradle.co/Article/Columns/12393
One Reply to “Behind The Tin Curtain: BRICS+ vs NATO/G7 by Pepe Escobar”
Gosh. A challenge to England’s NATO consisting of England’s South Africa and India and cousin Spains Brazil? Surely that’s a real threat. Lucky Russia to have such good bedfellows.
Gosh. A challenge to England’s NATO consisting of England’s South Africa and India and cousin Spains Brazil? Surely that’s a real threat. Lucky Russia to have such good bedfellows.