27 May 2011
/ by Anton Kruger
From BRIC to BRICS and South Africa's Military
When South Africa was invited to join the BRIC countries, it was unclear to many commentators why it would allow South Africa in, rather than countries likeSouth Korea, Mexico or Turkey with much bigger economies. Looking beyond the size of South Africa’s economy, however, it becomes clear why South Africa, from a geopolitical viewpoint, was invited to join the BRICs.
