The intergovernmental organization BRICS, which was born 15 years ago with the foundation of BRIC, named after its founding members Brazil, Russia, India and China and has now grown to encompass ten member states accounting for half the world population. But it’s also a highly diverse organization, and its members don’t always share the same geopolitical goals. And when major divisions appear, the bloc appears stymied because of the need for motions to be carried unanimously. The Iran war is