Chinese president Xi Jinping warns against expanding military alliances and the weaponisation of economic sanctions at a BRICS summit, attended by Vladimir Putin. But what leverage does this group of emerging economies wield on the world stage?

Join host Hashem Ahelbarra.

Guests:

Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at Taihe Institute

Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Global Dialogue, South African Think Tank focusing on China and Africa

Nancy Snow, Visiting Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University's , Schwarzman Scholars program