BRICS
Last updated: May 29, 2026
BRICS is a bloc of major emerging economies — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — that has expanded in recent years to include additional members and has increasingly positioned itself as an alternative to Western-dominated multilateral institutions. Its summits, trade frameworks, and proposals for a non-dollar settlement currency have made it a focal point of discussion among states seeking to hedge against Western economic and political pressure.
For Armenia, BRICS has emerged as a topic of debate in the context of the country’s foreign policy realignment. Some Armenian political forces argue that BRICS membership or association could provide economic alternatives to both Russian dependency and the conditions attached to Western integration. Others argue that associating with a Russia- and China-led bloc would undermine Armenia’s aspirations for EU alignment and deepen its entanglement with a sanctions-ridden Russian economy.
Groong covers BRICS in the context of Armenian foreign policy choices, the competing global connectivity frameworks being promoted in the South Caucasus, and the broader question of whether Armenia can pursue meaningful economic diversification outside the Western orbit.
Transcript: Glenn Diesen - Russia and The Eurasian World Order | Ep 359 - Sep 4, 2024 [EP359]
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024 | Category: Russia, Ukraine, Video, World Order, Armenia, China, Turkey, India, Iran, Georgia, Economy, Israel, Human Rights, TranscriptNorwegian & NATO Support for Ukraine. “The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order”. Small States and Multipolarity. Armenia’s Position in a Multipolar World.
Benyamin Poghosyan - Armenia, Artsakh, Pashinyan Press Conf, Putin in Baku | Ep 358 - Sep 1, 2024 [EP358]
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran | Series: wir
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Guest:
Topics:
- Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
- Declarations of Independence
- Declaration of State Sovereignty of Armenia (1990)
- Artsakh Independence Day - September 2 (1991)
- Pashinyan Press Conference
- Negotiations Formats
- Artsakh Rights & Security as Pashinyanâs âNational Securityâ Problem
- Armenian and Azerbaijani Constitutions
- Liberating Occupied Armenian Territories
- Putin in Baku
- Azerbaijanâs Application to BRICS
Episode 358 | Recorded: September 2, 2024
Benyamin Poghosyan - Armenia, Artsakh, Pashinyan Press Conf, Putin in Baku | Ep 358 - Sep 1, 2024 [EP358]
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, IranGroong Links:
Guest:
Topics:
- Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
- Declarations of Independence
- Declaration of State Sovereignty of Armenia (1990)
- Artsakh Independence Day - September 2 (1991)
- Pashinyan Press Conference
- Negotiations Formats
- Artsakh Rights & Security as Pashinyanâs âNational Securityâ Problem
- Armenian and Azerbaijani Constitutions
- Liberating Occupied Armenian Territories
- Putin in Baku
- Azerbaijanâs Application to BRICS
Episode 358 | Recorded: September 2, 2024
Groong Links:
Guest:
Topics:
- Russian-Iranian Relations
- Russian-Armenian Relations
- Ukraineâs Kursk Gambit
- Pavel Durov Arrested in France
- Observations from Armenia and Russia
Episode 357 | Recorded: August 28, 2024
Groong Links:
Guest:
Topics:
- Russian-Iranian Relations
- Russian-Armenian Relations
- Ukraineâs Kursk Gambit
- Pavel Durov Arrested in France
- Observations from Armenia and Russia
Episode 357 | Recorded: August 28, 2024
Rananjay Anand | Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO | Indian Armenian Relations | The Hope & Promise | Ep 209 - Jan 18, 2023 [EP209]
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 | Category: India, Armenia, Relations, Politics, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia, Ukraine | Series: cog
Conversations on Groong - Jan 18, 2023
Guest:
Topics:
- Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO
- The Indian Community in Armenia
- Where India sees itself on the world stage
- Drivers for Indian-Armenian Relations
- How to improve economic and trade relations
- The Hope & Promise of Indian Armenian Friendship
Episode 209 | Recorded: January 18, 2023
Rananjay Anand | Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO | Indian Armenian Relations | The Hope & Promise | Ep 209 - Jan 18, 2023 [EP209]
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023 | Category: India, Armenia, Relations, Politics, Azerbaijan, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia, UkraineConversations on Groong - Jan 18, 2023
Guest:
Topics:
- Indo-Armenian Friendship NGO
- The Indian Community in Armenia
- Where India sees itself on the world stage
- Drivers for Indian-Armenian Relations
- How to improve economic and trade relations
- The Hope & Promise of Indian Armenian Friendship
Episode 209 | Recorded: January 18, 2023