The emergence of BRICSAM as power brokers in the GPE

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Timothy M Shaw, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

The ‘emerging powers’ or the BRICs identified by Goldman Sachs have begun to organize themselves as well as be recognised by other state & non-state actors. But can they be increased to include the Outreach 5 of the G8 and/or the Next-11 (N-11)? South Africa is part of IBSA & Mexico is a member of NAFTA? How extensive is this new global middle will impact where it focuses: joining the OECD, being part of the global South or NAM…or stepping out as a new middle? Both BRICs & BRICSAM impact the global ecology, from energy & minerals to nuclear & climate change, including gender imbalances.