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First Papers due October 2026

Our innovative policy paper series convenes preeminent thinkers from both Western and BRICS+ nations to co-author collaborative research. By exploring critical global issues—ranging from AI governance to shared values and multilateralism—we bring together leading scholars to present diverse and often divergent perspectives. Our goal is to provide policymakers with direct access to clear, evidence-led, and cutting-edge analysis that reflects the complexities of a multipolar world.

Planned Policy Papers:

1. Core Values of the Political West in Engaging Diverse Powers: Identifying Non-Negotiables and Areas Requiring Pragmatic Flexibility
2. Renewable Energy Transitions and Climate Collaboration between BRICS+ and G7
3. Infectious Disease Preparedness and Global Health Security: Pathways for BRICS+–G7 Cooperation
4. Ethics in AI Governance: Prospects for BRICS+–Western Cooperation
5. The Making of an Existential Threat: China, Perception, and Power in Policy Debate
6. Prospects for a BRICS Currency: Unit Feasibility and Strategic Implications
7. India–China Relations within BRICS+: Managing Competition and Enabling Cooperation
8. Defining the ‘Plus’: Membership Criteria, Thresholds and the Geopolitical Logic of BRICS+ Expansion
9. The US National Security Strategy and Its Implications for Brazil–China Relations and Trade

BRICS+ has a strong editorial board which ensures that all policy papers and published content is robustly peer reviewed, and meets high intellectual criteria.

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