Инсайты Матвеева / Insights from Matveev

My comment on the Turkish decision to join BRICS.

- The importance of this decision for Türkiye as an alternative to NATO and the EU should not be overestimated. Ankara seemingly understands that BRICS is more a consultative forum
than a pol-mil or economic bloc, whereas member states delegate their certain sovereign powers to the supranational level. I think, the West understands this reality as well.

- Another thing is that, while trying to obtain new concessions from the West (in terms of technology, investments, European perspective), the leadership of Türkiye again demonstrates its readiness to strengthen ties with the Non-Western camp.

At the same time, which is more painfully perceived by the West, Ankara shows unwillingness to support Western steps aimed to politically isolate Russia.

- On the other hand, one can hardly assume that Türkiye's interest in BRICS is purely ephemeral. Ankara does want to use current and future capabilities of BRICS as a perspective platform for facilitating multilateral consultations on a wide range of issues, as well as generating new ideas within the paradigm of sovereignization of foreign and foreign trade policy.

Especially taking into account the fact that BRICS already includes Egypt, Iran, and the UAE, i.e. Türkiye's competitors in the MENA region.

Remarkably, all this reflects an objective trend of the growing attractiveness of BRICS on the world stage, despite the criticism from the West and its allies.

- Although Moscow favors Ankara's stance, it is not worth exaggerating its importance in the long term. Turkish President Erdogan continues to carry out tactical maneuvers, yet, willing to abandon neither European integration nor the strategic dialogue with the West.

Given the deep split of the Turkish elites on the issue of nationalism in foreign policy and the pace of integration with the West, the future of Türkiye's membership in BRICS doesn't appear to be irreversible. Changes in the Turkish leadership could lead to a revision of this imperative, similarly to the Argentinian scenario.

Bloomberg.com

Turkey Bids to Join BRICS in Push to Build Alliances Beyond West

Turkey has formally asked to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations as it seeks to bolster its global influence and forge new ties beyond its traditional Western allies, according to people familiar with the matter.

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My comment on the Turkish decision to join BRICS.

- The importance of this decision for Türkiye as an alternative to NATO and the EU should not be overestimated. Ankara seemingly understands that BRICS is more a consultative forum
than a pol-mil or economic bloc, whereas member states delegate their certain sovereign powers to the supranational level. I think, the West understands this reality as well.

- Another thing is that, while trying to obtain new concessions from the West (in terms of technology, investments, European perspective), the leadership of Türkiye again demonstrates its readiness to strengthen ties with the Non-Western camp.

At the same time, which is more painfully perceived by the West, Ankara shows unwillingness to support Western steps aimed to politically isolate Russia.

- On the other hand, one can hardly assume that Türkiye's interest in BRICS is purely ephemeral. Ankara does want to use current and future capabilities of BRICS as a perspective platform for facilitating multilateral consultations on a wide range of issues, as well as generating new ideas within the paradigm of sovereignization of foreign and foreign trade policy.

Especially taking into account the fact that BRICS already includes Egypt, Iran, and the UAE, i.e. Türkiye's competitors in the MENA region.

Remarkably, all this reflects an objective trend of the growing attractiveness of BRICS on the world stage, despite the criticism from the West and its allies.

- Although Moscow favors Ankara's stance, it is not worth exaggerating its importance in the long term. Turkish President Erdogan continues to carry out tactical maneuvers, yet, willing to abandon neither European integration nor the strategic dialogue with the West.

Given the deep split of the Turkish elites on the issue of nationalism in foreign policy and the pace of integration with the West, the future of Türkiye's membership in BRICS doesn't appear to be irreversible. Changes in the Turkish leadership could lead to a revision of this imperative, similarly to the Argentinian scenario.

BY Инсайты Матвеева / Insights from Matveev