The latest interview is with Brendan Vickers from the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa, on the BRICS trade agenda, above. Since South Africa’s accession to the BRICS group of emerging powers in 2011, there has been sustained interest in South Africa’s role in the grouping. Given that South Africa will be hosting the BRICS Summit in March 2013, this attention will only increase throughout the coming year. To provide insights into South Africa’s position in the BRICS, and its relations with the other member states, SAIIA and the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria have produced a series of video interviews with leading experts. This initiative forms part of the Global Economic Governance project.
The video series includes (click on any interview to view it):
- Ambassador Sooklal on South Africa’s Role in BRICS
- Dr. Natalya Volchkova on Russia and BRICS
- Prof. Wang Yong on China and BRICS
- Abdullah Verachi on India and the BRICS
- Brendan Vickers on South Africa’s BRICS trade agenda
Other BRICS resources available from SAIIA include:
- “The BRICS and the New World Order: A Beginner’s Guide“, a comprehensive electronic resource
- Russia–South Africa Relations: Collaboration in BRICS and the G-20, SAIIA Occasional Paper No 135, February 2013
- The BRICS in the Emerging Global Economic Architecture, SAIIA Occasional Paper No 125, December 2012
- Can the BRICS Co-operate in the G-20? A View from Brazil, SAIIA Occasional Paper No 123, December 2012
Click here to access the 5th BRICS Summit Declaration.
Video © Riona Judge McCormack, Chevon Erasmus Porter/SAIIA
