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Can BRICS spearhead a new multipolar world order?
Leaders of the newly expanded BRICS group pose for a photo at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7. © Reuters
TORU TAKAHASHI
TOKYO -- One of the most pressing strategic challenges facing Japan, and many other Asian countries, is how to navigate a world marked by growing uncertainty while safeguarding the principles of multilateralism.
Unfortunately, this critical issue received little attention during Japan's recent upper house election. Yet the long-standing norm of multilateral cooperation -- a cornerstone of the existing international order -- is under strain. Two recent international summits underscored this "clear and present danger" and its far-reaching repercussions.
