The Geopolitical and Economic Impact of BRICS on the Middle East

Abstract

The recent expansion of BRICS into Middle Eastern countries signifies an

important shift in global power. The research is aimed at comprehensively

exploring various aspects of such influence concerning the geopolitical and

economic dynamics of the Middle East. The first part of the article focuses on

how BRICS membership brings about a shift in the regional power balance that

could be detrimental to the long-standing dominance of Western powers and

therefore alter the US-Middle East relations. The second part of the paper

highlights the role of BRICS in presenting itself as the mediator both in cases of

stability and conflict resolution in the region and draws attention as well to the

possible limitations and difficulties arising from the existence of different aims

within the group. The case study of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and UAE has been

discussed in this article to investigate the relations between BRICS countries are

explained by their importance in the contemporary global geopolitical and

economic context. All these countries have a significant influence on regional and

international affairs and therefore are valuable to analyzing the external relations

of BRICS. It is concluded that the BRICS membership destabilizes the traditional

balance of power in the Middle East, dethroning the Western powers and

restructuring the US-Middle East relations. BRICS' influence on the Middle East

is geopolitical and economic, with the transformative shift in global power

dynamics, offering both opportunities and challenges for regional stability,

economic growth, and international relations.