How BRICS-Plus Clashes With The US Economic War On Iran
Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Asia Times,
Rhetorical war has far-reaching consequences, including a potential economic slump via the disruption of global oil supplies…
The key take away from the BRICS summit in Johannesburg is that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – important Global South players – strongly condemn unilateralism and protectionism.
The Johannesburg Declaration is unmistakable:
“We recognize that the multilateral trading system is facing unprecedented challenges. We underscore the importance of an open world economy.”
Closer examination of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech unlocks some poignant details.
Xi, crucially, emphasizes delving further into “our strategic partnership.” That implies increased BRICS and Beyond BRICS multilateral trade, investment and economic and financial connectivity.
And that also implies reaching to the next level;
“It is important that we continue to pursue innovation-driven development and build the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) to strengthen coordination on macroeconomic policies, find more complementarities in our development strategies, and reinforce the competitiveness of the BRICS countries, emerging market economies and developing countries.”
If PartNIR sounds like the basis for an overall Global South platform, that’s because it is.
In a not too veiled allusion to the Trump administration’s unilateral pullout from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), Xi called all parties to “abide by international law and basic norms governing international relations and to settle disputes through dialogue and differences through consultation,” adding that the BRICS are inevitably working for “a new type of international relations.”
Relations such as these certainly do not include a superpower unilaterally imposing an energy export blockade – an act of economic war – on an emerging market and key actor of the Global South.
Xi is keen to extol a “network of closer partnerships.” That’s where the concept of BRICS Plus fits in. China coined BRICS Plus last year at the Xiamen summit, it refers to closer integration between the five BRICS members and other emerging markets/developing nations.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-31/how-brics-plus-clashes-us-economic-war-iran
MY THOUGHTS….
The global narrative is being propelled forward towards a desired point of climax. This narrative being developed is rooted in the Big Lie that countries and their governments act in the best interest of their respective citizens and are protectors of the nation’s resources found within their borders; ultimately the fallacy that countries rule the world.
The average Public joe-shmo earthly inhabitant is being led to believe that WWIII is brewing between the BRICS PLUS nations which includes Iran and NATO along with its partners around the globe like Australia, New Zealand and Japan and that because of these alliances, a la the Alliances that drew the world into the “Great War”, WWI, an inevitable conflagration is not far off.
For the casual observer of geo politics or for someone consuming solely mockingbird legacy MSM and co opted alternative media it shouldn’t be too surprising to suggest that Russia, a key member of the BRICS nations has a bone or two to pick with NATO. Missile “shields” in Poland and Turkey, former Soviet states earning NATO memberships, the Russian invasion and annexation of the pro-russian peninsula of Crimea. Russian collusion accusations, U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs, and Russia’s dumping of tens of billions of U.S. treasuries alone could suggest something bigger is on the horizon. Some will say this is fear mongering or wild speculation, but to me I see many overlapping patterns that seem to reinforce this notion.
I’m sure the astute amongst you noticed that I having been talking about countries and their relationships with one another even though earlier I said one of the many BIG LIES we have been taught to believe through various mediums is that countries rule the world. Allow me to explain. The legitimate authority and scope of the exoskeleton or structure of governments is used by groups or cabals to fulfill agendas set into motion by these such groups. The Public is told that this or that happens because this nation or that nation did or didn’t do something or has something it should or shouldn’t have but the reality of it more often than not is that wars between nations usually only benefit the few at the expense of the many. The tale of Smedley Butler comes to mind and helps explain how intentions and agendas are so easily hidden from the public’s attention until it no longer matters because the binding,”legal” contracts have all been signed , the “t”s crossed and “i”s dotted and instituted.
I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.
If China violates the Iranian sanctions, perhaps access to US markets could be used to motivate them. we could then bring those industries home an use American robots to manufacture consumer goods, not Chinese robots. The Chinese need American markets to prevent revolution more than we need Chinese throwaway goods. Guess who will blink first. If they say it is national pride and independence and soverignty, it’s the money.
@Plato
“Order Out of Chaos”. I think they will bring down the economy while the parallel universe multi-dimensional chessmaster is in office to discredit the idea of capitalism.
Trust in zee plan
I guess if there were some unsavory words about the democrats or the left or even some about republicans more comments might have occurred hahaha
I think it is very telling that many avoid information that might force them to let go of their hate
It seems that is all people have left anymore.