Dr. Joachim Weber in an interview with Phoenix on the BRICS summit in Johannesburg Dr. Joachim Weber in an interview with Phoenix on the BRICS summit in Johannesburg

This is the 15th meeting of the BRICS countries. This year, it is being held in South Africa as scheduled. The host country is the smallest economy among the member states and was the last country to join the association in 2011. In addition to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, China's President Xi Jinping, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are on hand; Russian President Vladimir Putin was on hand via video on Tuesday. He would have faced arrest in South Africa on an International Criminal Court warrant. Dr. Joachim Weber, Senior Fellow Strategic Foresight and Risk Analysis, on the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.