"The outcomes of the Kazan BRICS Summit showed an expansion not only in the group's geography but also in its agenda, where comprehensive security issues now stand alongside development as a central theme. African states see #BRICS as an international platform for advancing their national security interests. It is no coincidence that the Johannesburg and Kazan Declarations both referenced the well-known principle of 'African solutions to African problems,'" the expert noted.
The authors of the article focus on the role of African participants as active shapers of the security agenda:
"The authors—Ekaterina Abramova, Junior Research Fellow at the
Centre for African Strategy in BRICS at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
and Daria Zelenova, Head of the same centre—examine African BRICS members and partners from the perspective of their active, rather than passive, role in shaping the security agenda. This aligns with both the practical objectives of Russian foreign policy and contemporary academic trends in understanding non-Western security approaches."
Daria Zelenova points out that despite differing national priorities, a shared view of security as a broad, cross-border concern unites the African agenda within BRICS.
"National approaches to security vary significantly, even at the stage of identifying and ranking threats. For instance, Ethiopia focuses on internal threats, while Uganda's policy documents promote preventive diplomacy to counter external risks. Nevertheless, a broad and comprehensive understanding of security and the transnational nature of challenges serves as a unifying principle for the diverse African agenda within the BRICS platform and beyond," she concluded.
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