BRICS and Brexit in a Multipolar World: Strategic Alignments, Global Balancing, and the Reshaping of Power: Research Article

Shreeja Mathur; Dr. Archana Gupta

BRICS and Brexit in a Multipolar World: Strategic Alignments, Global Balancing, and the Reshaping of Power: Research Article

Author(s)	Shreeja Mathur, Dr. Archana Gupta
Country	India
Abstract	This research investigates the shifting equations of global power in an increasingly multipolar world by examining BRICS, Brexit, and trilateral cooperation among India, Russia, and China. The central research question is: How do BRICS dynamics, compounded by Brexit, influence emerging strategic alignments and the reconfiguration of global governance and security order? The objectives of the study are: (1) to analyze convergence and divergence within BRICS, particularly in light of Brexit; (2) to assess opportunities and constraints for RIC (Russia-India-China) cooperation in this context; (3) to explore how Brexit affects BRICS’s quest for a new international security order; (4) to examine the impact of Brexit on regional balancing, strategic autonomy, and Indo-Pacific geopolitics; and (5) to evaluate the roles of BRICS and the G20 in the future of multilateral diplomacy. Methodologically, the paper employs a qualitative, multi-level case study approach. It combines discourse analysis of policy documents, elite interviews and secondary literature, integrating insights from international relations theory on multi-alignment and multipolarity. The analysis reveals strategic convergence in BRICS around financial alternatives and institutional reform, but also divergence driven by national rivalries, especially among India, Russia, and China. Brexit emerges as a catalyst: it weakens European institutional coherence, opening space for BRICS to press for an alternative security order. Yet it also complicates RIC cooperation, as the UK’s post-Brexit alignments affect Indo-Pacific balancing. Furthermore, Brexit reshapes multilateral forums: BRICS and the G20 become more central to contesting Western-led norms. The study contributes to understanding how the interplay of BRICS, Brexit, and trilateral dynamics is reshaping global power structures, challenging existing multilateral architectures, and redefining strategic autonomy in a multipolar era.
Keywords	Keywords: BRICS, Brexit, multipolarity, RIC, strategic autonomy, Indo-Pacific, G20, global governance, security order.
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-12

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