The French BRICS Observatory (OFB) aims to provide a space for reflection on the BRICS forum and its member countries in order to contribute to the French and international strategic debate on the restructuring of contemporary international relations.
David Teurtrie
Analyses
Brazil and the BRICS : in search of multilateralism in a multipolar world
Leonardo Ramos, Daniela Vieira Secches, Adriano do Vale – SEPTEMBER 2026
In 2025, Brazil chaired BRICS with the Rio summit and hosted COP30 in Belém. The 2026 presidential election now pits contrasting visions for the country’s foreign policy—balancing Western ties against emerging-power alliances. This sequence offers a key moment to examine the foundations, evolution, and limits of Brazil’s engagement with BRICS.
Publications
Les BRICS et la réforme du monde
In the face of a crisis in the international order, the expanded BRICS seek to strengthen their influence in global governance by promoting a multipolar world more favorable to emerging powers. To achieve this, they are creating new financial institutions, advocating the dedollarization of international trade, and putting forward an alternative vision of international relations.In this essay, the authors analyze the ambitions of a grouping that presents itself as the spokesperson for the “Global South” and appears to challenge the Western-centered international order. They examine the ambitions, internal tensions, and geopolitical visions of this evolving coalition.A clear and well-documented synthesis to better understand the reconfiguration of global power in the multipolar era.
David Teurtrie, Olivier Da Lage, Igor Delanoë, Matthieu Grandpierron, Jean-Louis Martin, Éric Pomès, Clément Therme
Events
Les BRICS : des agendas pluriels pour une recomposition de l’ordre international
June 2, 2025 – Palais du Luxembourg
The deterioration of relations between the West, Russia, and China against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine could have turned the BRICS into a deterrent for countries of the “Global South.” On the contrary, the BRICS have gained increasing importance in recent years, as once again demonstrated by the latest summit held in Kazan in November 2024, which brought together around thirty heads of state and government. This momentum raises questions about the motivations of the new member countries, the ability of BRICS+ to reshape the contemporary international order, and the internal coherence of a grouping marked by growing heterogeneity
Analyses
L’ascension des BRICS (2001-2025)
July 11, 2025
On the occasion of the annual BRICS summit held in Brazil on July 6–7, 2025, the French BRICS Observatory publishes an infographic on the historical and geographical dimensions of the forum, which presents itself as the spokesperson for emerging countries.