Schaefer and Poffenbarger assess whether the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are attempting to balance US power and analyze the United States'' responses to the creation of this IGO through a mix of theoretical and policy-focused approaches.

Schaefer and Poffenbarger assess whether the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are attempting to balance US power and analyze the United States'' responses to the creation of this IGO through a mix of theoretical and policy-focused approaches.