Run-up to BRICS in Brazil – not only in Moscow circles
In the run-up to BRICS in Brazil, this message is very important, not only in Moscow circles. Let me ask you a question. BRICS is a revolution no? Even though the presentation is one of building alternatives, it is a revolution in that it moves away from a single polar world to a multipolar world. What is the first attack on successful revolutions? Yes, we see the war on BRICS which has circled out to a much wider war, but beyond that. Successful revolutions invariably get coopted. That is a real and present danger currently. In Brazil, despite the LULA administration doing the work of preparing for the BRICS summit, I still note that the most major objectives being amplified, are Brazilian objectives, and not necessarily BRICS objectives. More will follow.
Immensely consequential, and Lavrov – as always – is spot on: the 5th Column circling around the highest levels of power in Moscow is extremely dangerous. https://t.co/kbWbqjdla7
— Pepe Escobar (@RealPepeEscobar) April 23, 2025
I wholeheartedly take your point, Pepe, as to just how fragile revolutions can be, and regardless of how desperately humanity needs them. The late great wordsmith, Leonard Cohen, in this one verse, brilliantly described just how inherently fragile and fleeting they can be… Ah, the wars they will be fought… Read more »