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NATO vs BRICS - What's The Difference & How Do They Compare? - YouTube
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NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
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It has 29-member countries from Europe, Eurasia
and North America.
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This alliance was founded mainly on the principles
of what NATO calls âcollective defense.â
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These should be buddy countries, defending
each other when needed, but the relationship
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goes deeper than that.
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Weâll find out later how.
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NATO says itâs open to new European members,
just as long as they âfurther the principles
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of this Treaty and contribute to the security
of the North Atlantic area.â
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As for BRICS, thatâs an acronym that stands
for the nations of Brazil, Russia, India,
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China and South Africa.
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It used to be just BRIC, until South Africa
came to the game in 2010 and pluralized the
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group.
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How do these alliances compare?
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Thatâs what weâll find out today, in this
episode of the Infographics Show, NATO vs
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BRICS.
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Yes, you are probably thinking: How can they
compare these alliances, one is a giant and
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the other relatively small â if not growing
fast.
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Well, this is a comparison just to help you
learn more about both organizations, and we
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shouldnât really be thinking about it as
some kind of literal match-up.
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However, you can watch the show and make up
your own mind.
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Letâs start with what NATO is.
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Weâll list the 29 countries in order that
they joined, bearing in mind that 12 countries
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founded NATO in 1949.
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These were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France,
Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
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Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and
the United States.
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Greece and Turkey came next in 1952.
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West Germany in 1955, but when Germany in
1990 was reunified, what had been East Germany
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joined the gang.
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Next, over many years, came Spain, the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia,
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Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Albania, Croatia and last to join was Montenegro
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in 2017.
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It took longer for some countries to join
because they were aligned with The Warsaw
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Pact, or in the case of a country such as
Montenegro, because it was part of the former
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Yugoslavia.
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You might ask then why is Serbia not a member?
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Well, according to NATO, âUnlike other Western
Balkan partners, Serbia does not aspire to
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join the Alliance.â
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It does, however, want to stay friendly.
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Countries such as Australia are allies of
NATO, friendly, but not in the group.
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Itâs the same with New Zealand.
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Turkey is the only nation in the group which
is a transcontinental nation, often called
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Eurasian as itâs mostly in Asia but partly
in Europe.
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So, was NATO all about protecting each member
and not starting another war?
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Kind of, and also an extension of the Marshall
Plan to build trade between nations and also
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get them on one side against Americaâs big
bad wolf at the door, Communism.
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You can also find plenty of articles and research
out there that discusses the economic effect
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of being a NATO member.
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Most analysts agree that getting in with the
group can bolster a countryâs economy, but
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also serve to help education, innovation,
and entrepreneurialism.
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So, thatâs NATO in a nutshell.
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What about BRICS.
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Well, this collaboration started in 2006 when
the first BRIC meeting was held.
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The groupâs raison detre was, like NATO,
to help its members, but there is less emphasis
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on defense.
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BRIC members would support each other regarding
the economy, business and trade, education,
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agriculture, health, technology, science and
the arts.
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Matters of defense of course are also matters
of economy, so the twain meet occasionally.
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The International Monetary Fund says these
BRICS countries together control about 22
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percent of the worldâs GDP.
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In terms of population, these five countries
are made up of around 42.58 percent of the
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world, over 3 billion people.
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As for NATO, well, itâs much smaller in
terms of population at around 880 million
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people.
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But the nations of China and India according
to the UN are going to explode over the next
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40 odd years, while Nigeria will take over
the United States in terms of population.
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So, regarding the amount of people, BRICS
is going to be more like a stone wall casting
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a shadow over the fence of NATO.
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BRICS nations are said to be more developing
than some of the more developed economic powerhouses
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of NATO, nations that have been rich and powerful
for a long time and have wielded imperial
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military might all over the world for many
yearsâŠoften in a bloodthirsty manner we
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might add.
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But this has given them much power, and improved
industry and innovation.
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According to a NATO report, the GDP of every
NATO country is almost 38 trillion dollars.
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THE USA makes up for a large chunk of this,
with Germany, France and the UK also being
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strong economies.
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BRICS has a total GDP of around $17 trillion,
with China leading the way.
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Itâs anyoneâs guess what will happen to
these economies over the next 15 or 20 years,
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but most economists donât see BRICS slowing
down.
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Many people think that by 2030 Chinaâs economy
will be bigger than the USAâs, while India
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wonât be far behind in third place.
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Russia, Japan and Indonesia will be grouped
behind India, so we are told, but with much
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smaller economies.
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While Brazil will also be a top ten nation,
so will Germany, the UK and France.
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Well, thatâs the prediction.
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This is in spite of many articles telling
us over the last few years that the BRICS
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bubble had burst, with China seeing some economic
slowdown and Russia and Brazil feeling the
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sting of recession.
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The Guardian referred to this, stating, âBrazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa seem
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to be failing to justify predictions of 21st
century domination.â
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Time will tell.
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Another problem BRICS faces is endemic corruption,
and this is generally not seen as something
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good for social and economic progress.
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BRICS countries also still have plenty of
abject poverty, even while the middle class
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grows.
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India for instance, according to the recent
book, âIndia Conquered â The Chaos of
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Empireâ, still has an oppressive caste system
and often ensconces its wealthy far away from
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a poverty it would rather not know exists.
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This is generally seen as stifling social
mobility.
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By the way, the book takes a very dim view
of Empire to say the least, but does say Indiaâs
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class system is a major problem as India tries
to develop.
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One economics analyst at the University of
Cambridge recently stated, though, that there
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is progress, writing, âDespite these obstacles,
evidence from surveys of nationally representative
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samples indicates that there has been convergence
between the upper castes and the lower castes
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on education and occupations over the past
decades.â
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We should also state here that Britainâs
class system still exists, food banks are
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common, and the poor often live in towns full
of charity shops, discount grocery stores,
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and betting establishments for the poorâs
fix of hope.
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The USA meanwhile is said to contain a third
world within the highly developed nation.
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Still, overall in the latter countries, there
is more opportunity for the average person
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and a much firmer safety net in place for
the vulnerable.
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In terms of military, youâll know from our
long list of shows that NATO has the most
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powerful, mostly because the USA spends so
much on defense.
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NATO writes that total defense spending for
all its members in 2017 was almost 946 billion.
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That is a huge sum.
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BRICS in total has a defense budget of 286.4
billion dollars.
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There is no way we can list how strong each
country is individually, but we do know from
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our other shows that Russia is very strong
in terms of defense, and India and China are
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both increasing their military strength at
a rapid pace.
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We also know the USA wonât stop spending,
while the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Turkey
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also have strong militaries.
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As for nuclear strength, thatâs shared between
Russia and the USA for the most part, and
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the outcome of that kind of battle would likely
be the end of all of us.
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So, what are your thoughts about all this?
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Will BRICS take over NATO in terms of a collective
power, or does it still lack in certain advancements?
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Let us know in the comments!
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