Tempo do Mundo invites authors to contribute to the special issue “BRICS: Key Challenges and Brazil's Chairship in 2025”

Since its inception, BRICS has been actively cultivating expert platforms for strategic dialogue, notably through the Think Tank Council (BTTC) and the Academic Forum. Under Brazil's leadership, the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) spearheads these important mechanisms.

Over the past 15 years, IPEA has amassed a rich repository of research data, concepts, and information on BRICS activities. A landmark achievement was the publication in 2020 of the 22nd issue of Tempo do Mundo journal, titled “Ten Years of BRICS: Key Challenges.” This edition was coordinated by Ivan Oliveira, Brazil's Alternate Member of the Supervisory Board at the New Development Bank, alongside Victoria Panova, Head of the BRICS Expert Council-Russia.

The forthcoming special issue of Tempo do Mundo, “BRICS: Key Challenges and the Brazilian Chairship in 2025,” invites researchers, developers, and policymakers to submit articles that delve into various facets of Brazil's Chairship in BRICS, as well as the implications and challenges it poses for Brazil, South America, and the Global Majority.

Key research topics include:

• The role of BRICS in global governance: exploring prospects and challenges for reforming multilateral institutions and fostering a more equitable world order.
• International financial architecture: assessing major achievements and proposals for establishing a common currency, new payment systems, and financing mechanisms for development projects.
• South America and BRICS: identifying key opportunities and challenges for regional integration, along with Brazil’s role in forging connections between BRICS and South American nations.
• Partner states and their engagement with BRICS: strategies for integrating new countries and their potential impact on the group's international standing.
• New Development Bank (NDB): examining the bank's role in financing infrastructure and sustainable development projects, as well as prospects for its strengthening and expansion.

This special issue will prepared under the guidance of Ya Tan (University of International Business and Economics, China) and Jafar Bedru Geletu (Ethiopian Institute of Foreign Affairs).

Join this vital discussion on the future of BRICS and Brazil's role in shaping a more equitable system of global governance!

Submission deadline: August 15, 2025

For more information, please visit the Tempo do Mundo website.