Washington VS. BRICS - America’s Secret Plan to STOP the Global South

World Affairs In Context October 28, 2025
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Lena Petrova is an analyst specializing in political economy and international relations. She holds two graduate degrees: a Master of Arts in International Relations and an MBA diploma, as well as a graduate certificate in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Lena is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). With a strong background in finance and international relations, her work explores the intersection of political economy, post-unipolar economic transformation, and interstate & intrastate conflicts. Follow Lena's work on Substack: https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenapetrova Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LenaPetrova X: https://twitter.com/LenaPetrovaOnX YouTube - Small Business, Tax, Finance: https://www.youtube.com/@lenapetrovaCPA For business inquiries only: inquiries[at]worldaffairsincontext.com. #geopolitics #internationalrelations #globalaffairs #foreignpolicy #economics

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🚨 Join the community on Substack: https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com 🔵 Watch content ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/LenaPetrova 🛎️ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbT82fJGrSRXkNaxE7aYPQ/join ✅ Support the channel: ▫️PayPal: https://paypal.me/LenaPetrovaChannel ▫️Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/lenapetrova ▫️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LenaPetrova 👋 Follow on social platforms: ▫️ X: https://x.com/LenaPetrovaOnX ▫️Telegram: https://t.me/LenaPetrovaOnTelegram ▫️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7v6wq4x9PamVyyTi8KHIQ8?si=8IPryKcOSOuOu5OqqLziBA 🌎 Watch more content: ▫️YouTube - World Affairs In Context: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrbT82fJGrSRXkNaxE7aYPQ ▫️YouTube - Behind The Numbers - Business, Taxes & Personal Finance: https://www.youtube.com/@UCqbOWG3guHo_LZVRyLb46kA 💰 Discounts & Offers for Subscribers: ▫️ExpressVPN - Channel's subscribers get 4 MONTHS FREE to protect internet privacy: https://www.expressvpn.com/lena ▫️Optery - remove your personal data from online data brokers: https://get.optery.com/lena 📣 Like, share, and subscribe to World Affairs In Context & turn on notifications to stay updated. 📌 The world is shifting — fast. The BRICS alliance — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is emerging as a powerful geopolitical force challenging the U.S.-led world order. But in Washington, strategists are now floating a controversial idea: if you can’t beat BRICS… divide it. In this video, we break down a recent Foreign Affairs article by former McCain adviser Richard Fontaine and Republican strategist Gibbs McKinley — outlining what could be America’s new strategy to split BRICS into two camps. One camp: China and Russia, seen as adversaries. The other: Brazil, India, and South Africa — countries the U.S. hopes to “win back.” We’ll explore: - Why BRICS is not anti-American, but pro-sovereignty and post-Western in its vision. - How Washington’s “divide and rule” approach aims to prevent de-dollarization and protect U.S. financial dominance. - Why sanctions, trade barriers, and coercive diplomacy are pushing the Global South closer together. - And why, despite American efforts, the Global South may no longer play by Washington’s rules. - From the rise of multipolarity to the battle over the global financial system, this video unpacks the real struggle for the future — not between nations, but between two worldviews: domination versus cooperation. 👇 Timestamps 00:00 Introduction — BRICS and the new world order 02:00 Washington’s “divide and rule” playbook 04:30 The Foreign Affairs strategy explained 06:00 Why BRICS unity threatens U.S. dominance 07:30 India, Brazil, South Africa: America’s “winnable” partners? 09:00 Why this strategy might fail 10:00 The future of BRICS and global finance #BRICS #Geopolitics #DeDollarization #GlobalSouth #Russia #China #India #Brazil #SouthAfrica #ForeignAffairs #USForeignPolicy #WorldEconomy #DivideAndRule

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