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This book examines the multifaceted dimensions of the BRICS+ and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, focusing especially on public policy exchanges, economic partnerships, and diplomacy. It charts the evolution of the BRICS from a loose coalition of emerging powers to an institutionalized entity, with its own thinktank network dedicated to policy research and coordination. It also considers the relationships between these countries, especially against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, as well as similarities and differences in their domestic and foreign public policies. The book will appeal to all those interested in public policy, governance and international relations.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: International Politics, Policies and Geopolitics.- Chapter 2 Building a Cohesive Global Order: Promoting Interregionalism between the Gulf Countries and the BRICS.- Chapter 3 The Russian Pivot: Analysing Moscow s Influence in the Arab Gulf after its Invasion of Ukraine.- Chapter 4 Saudi and UAE Pathways to the BRICS and their Relations with Russia.- Chapter 5 China and the BRICS+: From Domestic to Foreign Policy Experimentation.- 6. Diplomacy and Public Policies in the BRICS+: Brazil and Saudi Arabia Compared.- Chapter 7 The Impact of the UAE joining BRICS.- Chapter 8 The Gulf Cooperation Council and its Member States: Emerging Inter-Regional Players.- Chapter 9 Conclusion: BRICS+ and the Future of Global Governance.
About the author
Osmany Porto de Oliveira is Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Esmat Zaidan is Associate Professor at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar.
Summary
This book examines the multifaceted dimensions of the BRICS+ and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, focusing especially on public policy exchanges, economic partnerships, and diplomacy. It charts the evolution of the BRICS from a loose coalition of emerging powers to an institutionalized entity, with its own thinktank network dedicated to policy research and coordination. It also considers the relationships between these countries, especially against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, as well as similarities and differences in their domestic and foreign public policies. The book will appeal to all those interested in public policy, governance and international relations.
