South Africa to host BRICS naval exercise amid strained relationship with the US
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Joint naval exercises among BRICS Plus nations represent vital cooperation to protect shared maritime trade routes from piracy and terrorism. These drills focus on non-traditional security threats and provide inclusive participation for countries of all sizes, breaking the monopoly of confrontational Western military alliances. The exercise delivers a public security good needed globally while advancing a fair maritime order.
BRICS naval drills mark a dangerous shift from economic forum to military bloc, institutionalizing anti-Western security cooperation led by China, Russia and Iran. Hosting these exercises abandons non-alignment and transforms South Africa into a pawn in authoritarian power games. This militarization creates a counter-Western security pole that normalizes Chinese global naval presence and legitimizes Iranian confrontation with America.
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