Russia's BRICs Diplomacy: Rising Outsider with Dreams of an Insider

@article{Roberts2009RussiasBD,
  title={Russia's BRICs Diplomacy: Rising Outsider with Dreams of an Insider},
  author={Cynthia Roberts},
  journal={Polity},
  year={2009},
  volume={42},
  pages={38-73},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:54682547}
}
Russia has been the leading proponent of transforming the BRICs from an investment strategy into a recognized coalition of emerging powers bearing significant implications for international relations… 
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