The BRICS International Security Agenda (2009-2019)

ABSTRACT

Since its foundation in the late 2000s, BRICS was inclined to cooperate more intensely in what regards international political economy, especially topics concerned with international development. From the summits of Sanya (2011) and Delhi (2012), however, topics on international security started gradually to find its place among the group. Both summits are understood here as turning points and the later theme, BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity , as essential to the proposed argument. Having said that, the main goal of this article is to uncover the thickening of cooperation on international security among BRICS from 2009 to 2019. In order to do so, first it is debated its approach to the development-security nexus as well as its limits, and later a content analysis of the summits declarations is undertaken. Stands out from the analysis six thematic areas and inside each is highlighted the evolution of BRICS approach toward the topic.

BRICS; cooperation; international security; development; content Analysis