BRICS Academic Review (BAR)

The BRICS Academic Review (BAR) is a scholarly publication and policy-oriented compendium that synthesises academic research, expert insights, and strategic recommendations produced by BRICS think tanks and academic institutions in support of the BRICS agenda.

Coordinated under the auspices of the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT), BAR aims to provide a consolidated knowledge platform to inform BRICS leadership and stakeholders on key global and regional issues, including economic development, innovation, social equity, sustainable growth, and global governance reform.

BAR serves as a bridge between academic inquiry and policymaking, enhancing the intellectual foundation of BRICS cooperation and contributing to evidence-based dialogue across member states.

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Date Published: June 2025
BRICS 2025 THEME: Strengthening global south cooperation for more inclusive and sustainable governance. This tenth edition of the BRICS Academic Rev...
Date Published: May 2024
BRICS 2024 THEME: Strengthening multilateralism for just global development and security. As we approach the close of 2024, the BRICS bloc stands at a...
Date Published: October 2023
BRICS 2023 THEME: Partnership for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development, and inclusive multilateralism. The BRICS bloc stands at the th...
Date Published: September 2023
BRICS 2023, celebrating our broader BRICS alliance. South Africa’s third BRICS Chairship has kicked off this year, and across the country meetings are...
Date Published: August 2022
BRICS 2022 THEME: Foster High Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher In A New Era For Global Development Economic Recovery, Climate Change, Renewable Ener...
Date Published: August 2021
BRICS 2021 THEME: Intra-BRICS Cooperation For Continuity, Consolidation, Consensus  CEO's Note: 10 years in BRICS: SA holds its own and looks to th...
Date Published: August 2020
BRICS 2020 THEME: BRICS Strategic Partnership For Global Stability, Shared Security And Innovative Growth CEO's NOTE:  Seeing the World Through the...
Date Published: December 2018
BRICS 2018 THEME: The importance of engaging with civil society. As the year draws to a close, we invariably ask ourselves what has been accomplished...
Date Published: December 2018
BRICS 2018 THEME: The Academic Forum has, on a number of occasions, been criticised as being ineective. Commentators, however, often fail to under...
Date Published: November 2018
BRICS 2018 THEME: Envisioning Inclusive Development Through a Socially Responsive Economy CEO's Note  This year is a milestone for BRICS, marki...