Whither the BRICS?

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Issue No. 274 (Jun 2013) Click on cover to download the magazine (PDF) COVER: Whither the BRICS?* Understanding the BRICS The BRICS has the potential for being a positive force in world affairs. By Jayati Ghosh The diffident emergence of the BRICS bloc The BRICS bloc wants to translate its new economic gains into political power. By Vijay Prashad BRICS birth a new South-South revolution in Durban The Durban summit is a defining moment in the trajectory of South-South cooperation, marking the maturation of the BRICS grouping. By Manish Chand The first BRICS towards a South Bank? A reflection on the moves by the recent BRICS summit to establish a BRICS development bank. By Devaki Jain Recommendations from the BRICS Academic Forum Statement released after the recent 5th BRICS Academic Forum before the BRICS summit. Russia's plan for the BRICS to dismantle the dollar system The Russian government’s document laying out a strategic goal for the BRICS to reform the world's financial system is actually a plan to dismantle the dollar system. By Valentin Mandrasescu The BRICS must not be like an economic power of the past The call by the BRICS countries for 'a more democratic and just multipolar world order' requires a profound shift in the world political economy. By Mark LeVine BRICS as radical shift - or mere relocation of power? The creation of an alternative bloc should be about challenging the ideology that underpins the current world order. By Fatima Shabodien Brazil can yet show the way forward Brazil may yet succeed in showing the way forward out of a discredited economic system which has been the object of worldwide protests. By Jeffrey W Rubin and Ann Helwege China finds its place A discussion on some of the familiar charges levelled against China with regard to its role in Africa. By Vijay Prashad	ECOLOGY 'Uttarakhand floods a man-made disaster' The real tragedy of the Uttarakhand floods in India is that the disaster could have largely been averted. By Aarti Dhar HEALTH & SAFETY Depleted uranium contamination still blights Iraq A decade after the US invasion of Iraq, the depleted uranium it left behind continues to take its toll. WORLD AFFAIRS Snowden, surveillance and the secret state The startling revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden of the all-pervasive character of US and Western state surveillance have helped us to better understand the nature and object of state power. By David Cromwell and David Edwards Syria and the monarchs: A perfect storm The US has firmly aligned itself with the monarchies of the Middle East and risks further destabilising an already volatile region. By Conn Hallinan In search of the building blocks of opposition in Turkey Recent protests in Istanbul may point to a future basis for a more effective opposition to the Turkish Prime Minister’s rule. By Joseph Logan HUMAN RIGHTS Serious human rights concerns over Israeli practices in Palestine A United Nations Special Committee tasked with investigating Israeli practices in the Occupied Territories has expressed serious concerns over a wide range of practices By Kanaga Raja WOMEN Climate change in Kenya is changing women's lives Climate change and its impacts have drastically affected the lives of rural women pastoralists in Kenya. By Ann Kobia Makena For subscription and enquiries: THIRD WORLD NETWORK 131 Jalan Macalister, 10400 Penang, Malaysia. Tel: 60-4-2266728/2266159; Fax: 60-4-2264505; Email: twnet@po.jaring.my Third World Resurgence Page Third World Resurgence Page
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