Kepentingan Afrika Selatan Dalam Kerja Sama Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Dan South Africa)

Abstract

This research using Hans J. Morgenthau’s Classical Realism, this descriptive qualitative research examines why South Africa maintains a highly active role in BRICS despite having the smallest material and economic capacity among its members. The study argues that South Africa’s engagement is a rational foreign policy effort within an anarchic international system to pursue its national interest defined in terms of power. The findings reveal that BRICS serves as a crucial strategic instrument to enhance South Africa's national capability through New Development Bank (NDB) funding, implement a "policy of prestige" by positioning itself as Africa’s sole regional leader to gain diplomatic bargaining power, and achieve a balance of power by reducing dependence on Western financial institutions to secure strategic autonomy in the global order.