The BRICS and the G20

Brazil, Russia, lndia, China and South Africa （BRICS） have come together economically as a group since 2009. Their cooperation has been driven not only by economic and political factors, but also the failure of the existing global economic governance framework to satisfy the real needs of these countries. In this paper, we analyze how the BRICS moved from a financial category into a political group, and are progressively developing from a dialogue-based platform into a full-fledged mechanism of long-term coordination on a wide range of key issues relating to the world economy and politics. We also analyze how the BRICS have coordinated their positions in the G20, pushing for deep reform in global governance. Then, given the major hindrances to cooperation among the BRICS, including the challenge of economic transition, weak geopolitical links, complicated internal and external relations and inadequate governance capabilities, the present paper speculates on how the BRICS can use the opportunity arising from China taking the G20 presidency in 2016 to improve the cohesiveness and influence of the BRICS in terms of their agenda, organization and deliverables.

“金砖”扩容与非洲参与全球治理机制化探析

非洲参与全球治理机制化主要是指非洲大陆及非洲主要国家在全球治理体系中身份、角色和地位的规范化、规则化和制度化。21世纪以来,非洲参与全球治理机制化取得较大进展。在此背景下,金砖合作机制开启对非扩容进程,对非议题领域不断拓展、议题设置实现“非洲化”、与非洲关系不断“议题化”。金砖合作机制对非扩容可以视为非洲参与全球治理走向机制化的标志和缩影,具有深远意义。在非洲实质性参与全球治理的进程中,中国与非洲合作发挥了积极作用。未来的对非合作,中国需要进一步关注和回应非洲在提升全球治理代表性、话语权方面的诉求;通过加强治国理政经验交流、对非合作机制建设以及探索对非机制性三方合作等方式,发掘新的中非合作增长点,助力非洲提升参与全球治理的经验和能力。

金砖国家合作机制对全球经济治理体系与机制创新的影响

2008年全球金融危机的爆发要求对全球经济失衡进行深度治理,而要对全球经济失衡进行深度治理就必须对传统的全球经济治理体系与机制进行改革与创新。金砖国家合作机制的构建,对倒逼传统的全球经济治理体系与机制的改革与创新正在发挥越来越重要的积极作用。虽然仍存在着不少影响金砖国家合作机制运行及其对全球经济治理体系与机制改革与创新的不确定因素,但随着金砖国家合作机制的进一步深化,金砖国家合作机制将在更大范围上对全球经济治理体系与机制改革与创新产生重要影响。

金砖国家参与全球气候治理的动因及合作机制分析

金砖国家建立的初衷是为了崛起中的新兴经济体参与全球经济治理,应对金融危机;但随着各成员国参与全球气候治理的意愿不断增强,金砖国家在气候治理中的角色及其逐渐形成的合作机制开始引人注目。此外,气候问题与各国经济及能源领域的密切关联也使气候合作得以成为金砖各国深化合作的重要动力。本文将根据金砖国家各自的经济发展和能源消耗状况等客观因素,具体分析它们参与全球气候治理的动因和具体政策,并在此基础上探讨其气候合作机制的构建及影响。