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Absolutely astonishing that Iran and Saudi Arabia would be admitted side-by-side. Geopolitical arch-rivals joining the same economic bloc like this might signal a watershed moment for multipolarity.

  • Erika3sis [she/her, xe/xem]
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    1 year ago

    this might be the first manifestation of that in a long time

    I'm not quite sure what "this" and "that" refer to in this sentence. I also can't say that I know what an "IR wonk" is, necessarily.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Ethiopia's membership in BRICS might be a sign of its increasing status as a legitimate middle power in the horn of Africa.

      Yeah, sorry, I can see why that was confusing. My bad.

      And IR wonk is an International Relations nerd.