Opportunities and Challenges of Iran's Membership in BRICS within the Framework of Global Governance

Abdollahimanesh, Sahel; Jamshidi, Mohammad

doi:10.22034/jokog.2025.522962.1093

Opportunities and Challenges of Iran's Membership in BRICS within the Framework of Global Governance

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Document Type : Foreign Policy Special Issue

Authors

Sahel Abdollahimanesh

Mohammad Jamshidi

Regional Studies, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jokog.2025.522962.1093

Abstract

Abstract:

The efforts of states—particularly developing countries—to join BRICS can be regarded as a strategic investment in the process of fundamentally rethinking the structure of the global economy; an investment whose outcome is expected to advance and realize the interests of the international community, especially the Global South. This study seeks to answer the question: within the framework of global governance, what are the opportunities and challenges facing Iran as a new member of BRICS? The central hypothesis asserts that Iran, through its BRICS membership, can benefit from participating in the architecture of a multilateral global economic order; however, it also faces several challenges, including the internal structural weaknesses of BRICS, vulnerability and passivity in the face of U.S. sanctions policies, and the influence of major powers’ strategies on the scope of multilateral cooperation. Moreover, the findings indicate that effective utilization of these opportunities requires the formulation of strategies aligned with BRICS requirements and the evolving global order. The research method is explanatory–analytical.

Keywords

Keywords: BRICS

Islamic Republic of Iran

global economic governance

de-dollarization

US sanctions

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