Can you apply more pressure for social change if you invite these courses tries into these consortium rather than having them be outliers? I kind of think yes.

Countries will trade no matter what, so welcoming them amd offering trade deals and thus the exchange of ideas flows even more freely seems like a far better option than shunning them and turning them into enemies.

Most importantly: what are they going to change their name to now? BRICS doesn’t work if they invite more members.