You just reminded me how much I hate those disposable BIC razors and their cheap pens! Hey, maybe BIC is a more appropriate acronym for these wannabe superpowers! Russia has more clout now to negotiate strategic trade terms with the West than the BIICs; long-term it will be more politically viable to align with what you know, rather than risk a polarization of everything and face what you don't! Finally the steady-campaigning politicians are getting it.
BRIC to BIC to BICI? [View article]