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Is Trump the mortar for the BRICS?

President Trump’s tariff salvo aimed at some of the BRICS economies has led to growing efforts within the bloc to present a united front in the face of US protectionism. But divisions between the members will ultimately limit how far political and economic ties are able to develop.

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