the, the, the hello, i'm a know a chan. you're tuned into modus operandi. the highly anticipated bricks 2023 summit is about to get underway in south africa. in this episode, we'll get you a preview on all that's at stake among the world's top. emerging economies is the

alliance the united front. it seems spearheading the multi polar world for the 21st century, or will the old western block blunt its success? we'll talk about it. all right, let's get into the m o. the reveal russia, india, china, south africa. collectively, they are known as the bricks block. the economic alliance is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, making the old g 7 a little on easy, especially since the easy acronym might be gaining a few more letters in the coming years as nations clamor to join. already the block represents some 40 percent of the world's total economy. come august 22nd. all eyes will be on south africa. here to give us

a view into what's happening on the ground in south africa. ahead of this summit is journalist and see or africa corresponded for split. next news international. the be so la hoko, thanks for being with us to be. so thanks for having me minute. so 1st, this latest brick summit is getting more attention from western media than you know past i'm, it's a lot of unusual circumstances surrounding this one. so let's 1st begin with the decision by vladimir putin not to attend this year. summit in person before administer, sir de la prov, will attend in his absence. it's possible putting you may video conference in, but that's unclear as of right now. so many speculate his reason for not going physically is that he does not want to put south african president 0 from a poster in an awkward position with the i c. c. due to that arrest warrant. so

despite from a post publicly state, a south africa would not abide by that war it. what can you tell us about that situation? festival, it should be noted. does that to, you know, some of your k is that as a sickness treat to the room statute? and as a result, we as a country you had been trying to find ways in the, in the role in which we could perhaps host, you know, at a brick summit with one of the testing has been clear, considered to be the main play as a flight in the a pretend who, whose presence would have had made amazing impact. and so 5 decisions which have to be taken to self africa had expressed interest in wanting to have mr. to, to add to the breaks to summit. but in so far as things are concerned with, because the i c, c weren't as much as you put it would have had placed the south african president.

so i'm gonna put up in an awkward position, a position that in place should the may of had been international expectation, a particular emanating from the west to, to have the president of russia iris did as in any case of africa within goals and plans. and, you know, given up proximity to russia, so the decision that was taken has been, you know, labeled as a mutual agreement through mutual agreement between the south africa address. yet it has been agreed that said mister bruton, we're not attend this sunday in prisons, but we'll have cheese. uh for a minute. the 711 roof in attendance. and they have stated that mister putin was. ready a be attending the summit is through a video link. and, you know, president sort of help us to confirm the south africa's readiness to host the 15th

. a break to summit historic summit between bricks, nations, brazil, russia, india. china is the fact that it will be the 1st brief submitted to be hosted in the post in the sense that the emergence off as a cover 19 pandemic, and the subsequent a global restrictions. now the president has been recent months and weeks held a number of consultations in terms of hosting the break summit. and at the home of this, these consultations was how would the issue around the russian president, the address, and after exploiting a number of a statute, treat south africa given find a solution that the only option was so that to the south african president, the silver rama plus a, a gauge, russian president plugging the uprooting of so that you know, they may agree,

new city is that he should participate through video think from russia. and one thing for sure is that to a russian delegation which is present in south africa, had stressed it that they wanted us to pretend to be in attendance. and that's the only option this of africa had, as well as other bricks nations. the suggestions that it'd be taken to turn up to china responded and said they saw which to hear what other putnam said they can not take the decision alone. and another, a suggestion, especially by the deputy minister of the sofa, a deputy president of africa, was that to the rep. so it'd be hosted in the neighboring country, but logistically, is that would of it to, you know, placed, or presentations under pressure given the time. all right now from one invited world leader to one that is not french president a manual ma crohn. he made

a public comment about wanting to attend the summit. france is not a member state. why would my chrome wish to attend? but if we're being totally blunt, a lot of other people want to be invited as well. exactly. friends is not. and then the state, you know, it's the affiliated with countries within the g 7. and one would wonder why would metro and want to come and participate. but one on a list had to suggest it. he said it could be because there may be a friend within the g 7. it could be that the g 7 is no longer have forced to be reckoned with. and the brakes and measuring community sessions in a tentative no country wants to be left behind. and therefore,

front is a way of a shift into a potter takes. and as a result, they would like to come in this and see whether do they fit into the formation. it may be that they don't want to be left behind. and the want to be putting paso of this for mation, but they would like to be present at one of the meetings in particular self africa . but one asks why, though they had been a series of, as in meetings before, or why is it that they want to express interest at this particular point in time? ad suggestions with that is because interest also shifty and the imagine block breaks with countries such as russia, china,

india, and brazil, south africa as well as others who have expressed interest. it's from, sees an opportunity of not being left behind in a shift into a politics that, that could translate into one big force that will have its own treatment, 10 isms in place, which i knew and what opportunities of investment of the forefront to exploit. because the isn't lots of heavy in so far as front is concerned in africa where it had been dominant. and as a result, they don't want to be seen to be left behind and being part of the hedge them and which is once they the well we should, you need to pull it up. and the concept of multi pull out of the t is a certain point at this point in time. especially for friends, the seeing that the countries we said joining in this multi paula willed of those countries who had been sanctioned yet to depths grow. it meant over resources,

and therefore, this means breaks is a force to be reckoned with. but others have stated that maybe friends may not be present at the meeting. maybe they could be met with hostility, but as a member countries within the brit formation. or if they come to the break for a meeting, then they may be given us some sort of it. yeah. as of service of all they'll be just us to stay at home and listen it to the brick summit. threats that read the information that will be fit, you lead to the round, but then in a gainful front. so this isn't a position a t and it is up to the break fleet is whether to they also accept friends since it's called to come to the summit. because one thing for sure was that after this, friends may wants to be another 4th. in the brief costs of nations,

which will be joining the brakes. amazing community are coming up next to the old economic guard known as the g. 7 views brooks as a direct competitor to economic and germany for the old guard seek to disrupt this and young alliance before it matures. we'll discuss it when we return with the be so help those sit tight, demo will be right back. the the

problem was what the known and, whoop was what i mean terms the got it. and the lower authority community is the good chickadee can be added to where we set up the temporary agree like what the issue is, utah goes there, you know, be able to choose what is already on the policy, you know, in syria, in the most it won't be seen by easy. is that what is it going to get? no, no, and i'm of course everyone you know, when was he got a gun that will assist anyone at all? no, not the

the the, the welcome back to the m. o. i'm a know a chance with the recent military coup in new share. the eyes of the west are now turning to the african continent. some states, such as france threatening military intervention as preparations are underway in south africa to prepare for the 1st in person brick summit since cobit south

african journalist and analyst that'd be so la hoko is back with us to discuss these developments. so to be so this is still a fairly young alliance. i mean at least relative to the g 7, for example. but the g 7 views the block as something of a threat to existing economic norms. brooks have even discussed new, innovative banking systems to counter swift. so, is breaks a threat to the existing global financial system and the creation of a common breaks currency. you know, the new development bank fits is z 7. this is, i am as this is the world bank speaks volumes because it's not only the young countries, a country which is as old as 2 years old,

is 5 years. we should have come together, these a superpowers in that they, the regents, they all had shipments in the very regions. they really did a lot of power and the number of countries around them to upgrade, to extend dependent on them. and given this information it's, it poses a threat, as some might say, no, it doesn't, it does in the sense that, that new talent, new skill is also come into the full breaks is going to be employed within its formation is going to be improved within is region, and in these bricks countries those countries have their own own educated accountants. engineers, the engineering of the currency, the engineering of bricks,

the engineering of the bank, which is already in establishment speaks volumes. it should be noted if it is a threat, it's a still going to be learning more and more and more countries into his capacity until it's so bloated that will be applications still waiting approval. so it's a, it's a threat. and it says that the polls a shifting these door on a pole which is standing alone and unit priority. the load is not by putting up, it's margie porter. this threat emerges with the brock steps to become one of the big standing trees with many leaves. and

dead trees foundation is so deep rooted that you will be unable to shift it some say it's not a threat may be due to criminal logic call historical as well as looking at how long it has been in existence versus us to develop and such as the g 7, the world bank, so on and so forth. but that's neither here nor the day. because we can't then look at the governments which are in place, breaks historically chronologically. they have been in governance for a very long time in their respective countries. and the success of those countries

have had to do with how the governance has been structured by the very same people who have come together as breaks. so using that background into grow, he breaks the threat is so huge that you could see other countries who have been saying that this formation is not going to work. you could see that would end to breaks if adults, you mendoza, they themselves because of the suggestions because of what bricks has on paper in terms of exchanging notes. but let's read between each of in multi lecturing. we need to view that in a very positive light because the mere fact that it has been

hated by a regional head gym that's already it's sending signals to a unit port a, a legit type of wealth which had been in existence for too long. and the ideals multiplan, i repeat, low, should not be doubted because it speaks to the new age. now in the us, um, some of the, the biggest bricks players, namely russia and china are deemed enemy states. is there any fear among the other states that the us may soon view them as enemies as well because of their alliance and brooks, or perhaps even apply pressure on them in some way to kind of put distance in that alliance or even disrupt it? i think they could have done that and it would be very devilish

to want to wait for bricks to develop and then start from the on other countries who my friends and whom i assigned to, to become part of the brakes. and for the me effect, the brakes has been information for, for such a long time without the width disruption speaks to democracy. these countries have not just met because they decided to that know we want to finish or wherever they can put it to college. and they have met because they're a pro se much as a fit into colonialism and to imperialism. an n t. the relatives they have met because they have no to the other formations, have not worked with him. and what could work today with

a different ideology and not this ideology that had been forced it by the west to for so long for many years with the structural adjustment programs that they have been imposed in one of the nations. we have taken dates from the banks and if they're going to be founding on those other states, then that has to be knowles, the bricks is going to adopt and customize them and use them. so that should who was considered to be big brother, ones can post sanctions on other states so that they become dysfunctional and not become part of a shift international system. we should be able to mitigate the selves from that as breaks. and i know those are some of the discussions which are being adequately explored to see how they can safe got themselves from

the end of the table and know what it breaks has so far been caught off guard. it is just that we go the modus operandi, by the way, so that if they don't like a position which one country takes with a country which they do not like they would want to subject them to sits and restrictions in front of them totally as well. as get other than both direct the international community to thrown on to others and dictate to that, to impose sanctions dictate to them. not to like either as a country and some data, not like to follow the same mentality. so brakes is a way of such that's why they have also said they will be surprising us

once we get what will be said. and i'm sure there will be an alternative to the system because the new currency it has to have its own international trade system. so this means that we will be having laws that protect us from any country that wants to side with a country that feels that the brakes formation as a new kid on the brock is now starting to become a worldwide threat. so much that we have to subject to them to sit and restrictions breakfast, ready for that. and as we say that the kids on the block, it's not in the literal form, figuratively speaking, bricks as

a formation has its own systems in place. and the mandate is so strong that these governments even jealous about bricks itself, as far as so many countries want to be part of it, is been saved, got it. if the 5 countries wanted, they could stay together and say, you know what, the way we feel jealous about this would like you to see our success in the 1st 5 years. and we're talking about a success. that is, and we've already a success that continues on one mentality of saying as silver in states, we have come together. and we are aware that in this ecosystem could be another fiction which we want to found in us, or because one of our friends here is considered the perio of which among bricks

countries. i said, sprint, we know is not the power, i believe means well in its actions in the international system. now, as we wrap up, you are in south africa, the host nation. what are your expectations of this summit? what do you hope to see? come from this highly anticipated meeting, just a bit disappointed. so if i forget, i'd like to pinch you this picture. so last weekend. yeah, self africa. i'm telling you, had missed uprooted, flown to, to south africa for this meeting. and do you know, come in presence as opposed to a video? i think i think the airport where he will be landing what of it. but most of africans who wanted to see him walk in, you know, walk in, that touch, walk on mother led south africa,

our mother land because of how much they loved. so due to such a restriction, we still understand, but i just wanted to pay to that picture that the, these, this feeling of excitement in south africa about the, the break summit. and so that's because look forward, they did, they would like to share what, what is it the bricks is coming with as an alternative, and these are a lot of explaining to be done, especially by communicate as jenna this is the media has this responsibility of custody the inflammation of the filtering is to the communities, bricks, communities it more efficiently and sending the message out there. because others will be looking at that listening in once and to feel what this meeting is all about. the summit,

which have been spoken about widely in the media ad. so that's because would also like to know what is it in for that given that countries to whom they have come together with and for the me effect that, you know, they've come together with strong countries, gives us a sort of regions, a glimmer of hope. went unemployment to sky rocketing in the country. young people have been asking what opportunities will be they. and given the fact that each and every been to stuck in bricks has a portfolio. whether it's it, minister of communication, finance ministers, ministers of a tradition of the phase of corporate governance. the old or the responsibility isn't the ministers of employment. and what this will need is a lot of treaties that that will be site or,

and for bricks inhabitants. we touching social, cultural exchange for people to people exchanged me candidates and that will be put in place. very interesting to hear what the regular people of the host country are thinking and, and feeling about this meeting. thank you so much for that insight. the be so la hoko is the senior advocate correspondent for split next news international. all right, that is going to do it for this episode of modus operandi the show that digs deep into foreign policy and current affairs. i'm your host manila. chad. thank you for 2 and again, we'll see you again next time to figure out the m. o. the

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