30 Mar, 2026

Envisioning Global Leadership: The G20 and BRICS in 2026


This Insight looks at the 2026 Indian presidency of BRICS and the US presidency of G20 and explores whether these two groupings, that share eight common members, can create some form of collective global leadership. In the current context of exacerbated geopolitical rivalries between major powers and heightened geopolitical uncertainties, the question is if these groupings enable effective issue-based cooperation and become more constructive – rather than more polarizing - drivers of the international system.

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