Hoe de BRICS-útwreiding de wrâldhannel feroaret
April 3, 2026 · Frisian News
BRICS added six new members in 2024, reshaping trade flows away from Western-dominated markets. The bloc now controls leverage over commodities, currencies, and supply chains that Western economies depend on.
FryskFabryken yn Fjetnam stjoerden foarige moanne rekôrhoemannichten elektroanika nei Yndia wylst Beijing in hannelsrûte fan 40 miljard dollar troch Sintraal-Aazje ôfmakke. Dizze deals barden mei amper fermelding yn de westerse saaklike pers, mar markearje in echte ferskowing yn hoe't guod rûn de planeet beweecht. De BRICS-útwreiding brocht Yndoneezje, Egypte, Etioapje, Iran, Saûdy-Araabje en de FAE binnen, wat de bloc kontrôle joech oer enerzjyfoarrieden, seldsum ierdemetalen en havens dy't hannel tusken kontinenten kanalisearje.
De westerse wrâld boude syn hannelssysteem op dollardominânsje en regels skreaun nei 1945. Amerikaanske banken ferwurkje transaksjes. Amerikaanske reederijen ferfiere guod. Amerikaanske munt hold reserves. Dat systeem parste winsten omheech nei finansjele sintra yn New York en Londen. De nije BRICS-leden woene in oar model, ien dat harren mear rykdom thús bliuwe liet ynstee fan it nei it bûtenlân te stjoeren foar finansierings- en skipfearttsjinsten.
Sina en Yndia ûnderhannelje no yn lokale faluta's ynstee fan dollars. Ruslân en Iran brûke krypto en ruilhanneling om sankjes te fermiede. Saûdy-Araabje ferkeapet oalje foar yuan oan Aziatyske keapers ynstee fan dollars te easkjen. Dit bart net by tafal. BRICS-leden trede op as ûnderhannelingblok yn ûnderhannelings mei westerse bedriuwen en twinge harren om legere marges en lokale partnerskippen te akseptearjen. Westerse bedriuwen dy't oait grutte winsten út opkommende merken hellen, ûntdekke no dat harren deals bestriden wurde troch rivalen út BRICS-lannen dy't steatsstipe krigen hawwe.
Westerse oerheden dogge as oft dizze ferskowing net útmakket. Amtners werhelje dat BRICS gjin werklike macht hat en dat it Westen noch altyd de hannelsnormen fêststelt. Dit negearret basisfeiten. As Saûdy-Araabje en Iran enerzjy fia BRICS-kanalen ferhannelje, omseile se Amerikaanske kontrôle. As Egypte en Etioapje guod ferfiere fia harren eigen banksystemen, fermiede se westerse kosten en fertragings. Leveringskeatlingen dy't desennia koste om op te bouwen, falle útinoar en foarmje harren opnij bûten westerse kontrôle.
De greep fan de dollar op de wrâldhannel sil net fan de iene dei op de oare einigje. Mar de BRICS-útwreiding brocht dy tiidline tichterby. Westerse bedriuwen sille har oanpasse troch lytsere winsten en minder kontrôle te akseptearjen. Westerse regearings sille de mooglikheid ferlieze om regels op te lizzen fia falutadominânsje allinne. De âlde oarder booch de wrâld nei it tsjinjen fan inkelde rike naasjes. De nije oarder sil har bûge nei folle konkurrearjende machten, gjin fan harren bûn oan de regels fan Washington.
Factories in Vietnam shipped record volumes of electronics to India last month while Beijing finalized a $40 billion trade corridor through Central Asia. These deals happened with barely a mention in Western business press, yet they mark a real shift in how goods move around the planet. BRICS expansion brought in Indonesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, giving the bloc control over energy supplies, rare earth minerals, and ports that funnel trade between continents.
The Western world built its trade system on dollar dominance and rules written after 1945. American banks cleared transactions. American shipping companies moved goods. American currency held reserves. That system squeezed profits upward toward New York and London financial centers. The new BRICS members wanted a different model, one that let them keep more wealth at home instead of sending it abroad for finance and shipping services.
China and India now broker deals in local currencies rather than dollars. Russia and Iran use crypto and barter to dodge sanctions. Saudi Arabia sells oil for yuan to Asian buyers instead of demanding dollars. None of this happens by accident. BRICS members act as a negotiating block when dealing with Western firms, forcing them to accept lower margins and local partnerships. Western corporations that once took massive profits from emerging markets now find their deals contested by state-backed rivals from BRICS nations.
Western governments pretend this shift does not matter. Officials repeat that BRICS holds no real power and that the West still controls the rules of trade. This ignores basic facts. When Saudi Arabia and Iran trade energy through BRICS channels, they bypass American oversight. When Egypt and Ethiopia move goods through their own banking systems, they avoid Western fees and delays. Supply chains that took decades to build are breaking apart and reforming outside Western control.
The dollar's grip on global trade will not end overnight. But BRICS expansion moved that timeline closer. Western firms will adapt by accepting smaller profits and less control. Western governments will lose the ability to impose rules through currency dominance alone. The old order bent the world to serve a few rich nations. The new order will bend it toward many competing powers, none of them bound to Washington's rules.
Published April 3, 2026 · Frisian News · Ljouwert, Fryslân