BRICS as a signal of the end of Unipolarism in world affairs

BRICS as a signal of the end of Unipolarism in world affairs

When the news broke out last week that Nigeria had submitted her application to join Brazil ,Russia,China, India and South Africa collectives known as BRICS,
I developed a great sense of exhilaration and excitement.
Since the defunct Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, the dominance of the United States of America and its western allies in the global geopolitical affairs has become worrisome.
The collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s marked the end of biopolarism in international geopolitics,and it plunged the world into a state of topsy turvy and altered the balance of forces.

In the realm of international geopolitics, “bipolarism” refers to a situation where power and influence are largely consolidated and divided between two dominant global powers or blocs and every country was compelled to align with either with two of these super world powers or blocs, that is Soviet Union or the United States and its western alliance.
Unipolarism as represented by the dominance of a sole world power -the United States of America.

Unipolarism refers to a situation in international geopolitics where there is a single dominant global power or hegemon that significantly shapes and influences world affairs.
The United States has often been considered a prime example of unipolar power, particularly in the years following the end of the Cold War.
The emergence of BRICS is an indication that the world is going to be Multipolarism.
Multipolarism refers to a situation in international geopolitics where power is distributed among several major global powers, resulting in a more balanced and diverse system.
In a multipolar world, multiple countries have significant influence and can shape global events and policies.
One example of multipolarism is the current global order, where various countries assert their influence and power in different regions and on different issues.
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