Chan Chian Wen is a chartered engineer and chartered scientist who works in the industry of analyzing product life cycles along the supply chain, and an observer of changes in a multipolar geopolitical economy, especially in commodities and their derivatives.
A common critique of BRICS is that the group is an unsustainable and short-sighted bloc, formed by a disparate mix of countries with little in common apart from shared grievances against Washington. Critics argue that without a unifying force, BRICS lacks the cohesion necessary for long-term stability.
