BRICSintheArc/c:

EmergingOpportuni/esforCollabora/veIni/a/ves

SergioC.Trindadestrindade@alum.mit.edu

Arc/cCircleAssemblyIVBreakoutPanel15:15–16:45

Reykjavík,7October2016

BRICS:GLOBALWESTMOVESEAST•  Ini3almee3ngatUN-NewYork,2006 •  Firstfullmee3ngYekateninburg,Russia

in2009: *improvingglobaleconomy *reformingint’lfinancialins3tu3ons•  SouthAfricajoinedin2010•  VIIIAnnualBRICSummitGoa,India,

15-16Oct2016

•  BRICS’3billionpopula/on,$16trillionGDP(20%world),$4trillionreserves

•  Yet,notmuchsayininterna/onalgovernance

•  Thus,BRICSasgeoeconomicandgeopoli/calalterna/vetocurrentglobalparadigm

Alterna/vetoBre[on-WoodsSystem

BRICS’Con/ngentReserveArrangementHeadquarteredinShanghaiEstablishedinJuly2015

MoUwithAsianDevelopmentBank,July2016FirstregionalofficeinJohannesburg

•  Yet,BRICSdonothavemuchin common

•  Shareconcernaboutsecurityand economicdevelopment

•  Allbutonehavelargelandsurfaceandarelargeeconomies

•  Unequalratesofeconomicgrowth

•  Russia,ChinaandIndiahave con/guousterritoryinthe Northernhemisphere

•  BrazilandSouthAfricaareintheSouthernhemisphere

•  Historyoftensions:Russia-ChinaandIndia-China

•  AllBRICSinvolvedinAntarc/ca

BRICScollabora/onintheArc/c•  Science:climatechange,marine

biology,glaciology,geology,…•  Technology:renewableenergy, methanemanagement,oil•  Environment:humanandphysical regulatoryframework,disasters•  Commercial:Fisheries,mining,oil

andgas,shipping,ports,tourism

CarolinaFreireProfessorofAnimalPhysiology,FederalUniversityofParaná,Brazil•  Arc3cworkinmarineecologyandcommercial

fisheries,•  Poten3alpartnersinBRICSandotherArc3c

countries•  Possiblecollabora3veini3a3ves.

CelmaReginaHellebustLawyer,HonoraryVice-ConsulforBrazilinStavanger,Norway

•  ReviewofHES*oilandgasregula3onsinNorway•  ComparisonwithBrazilianHESregula3ons•  Ongoing collabora3ve projects involving the

BRICSand/orthirdcountries•  Possiblejointini3a3ves*HES:Health,EnvironmentandSafety•  • 

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MariaLagu3naAssociateProfessor,WorldPoli3csDept,St.PetersburgStateUniversity•  Coordina3onofBRICS’Arc3cac3vi3eswithinthe

Forum•  Alsointheframeworkinterna3onal ins3tu3ons:

UnitedNa3ons,Arc3cCouncil,IASC

ValeryKonyshevProfessor,Interna3onalRela3onsSchool,St.PetersburgStateUniversity

•  Sino-Russiancoopera3onintheArc3c

AlexanderSerguninProfessorofInterna3onalRela3ons,St.PetersburgStateUniversity

•  Indo-Russiancoopera3onintheArc3c•  Sugges3ononBRICS’Arc3cresearch

ZhangYaoDirector

CenterforMari3meandPolarRegionsStudiesShanghaiIns3tuteforInterna3onalStudies,China

•  China’speripheralandmari3mesecurityproblems,Mari3meandArc3cAffairs

•  China’senergysecurityandfuturedevelopmentop3ons

•  Arc3cgovernanceandChina’srole

•  Evolu3onofChina’smari3mesecurityview

•  China-Indiacoopera3oninArc3cfisheriesandothercoopera3on

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