This is something I've been watching with concern for a while now, and I'm really surprised not to see many of the geopolitical folks mentioning it.

BRICS is an alliance of some of the largest economies in the world - and now they're expanding. Many of the countries involved are not exactly proponents of the US. Here's what you need to know about it.

LINK: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/brics/

Is the potential expansion of the BRICS alliance concerning to you? Why or why not? Is this something you've been watching? How do you think we Americans could be affected by a large, competing economic bloc? Will this affect the way you prep in any way?

Let's discuss it in the comments.

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