The following is a close paraphrase of the exchange between Russian Presidential advisor Anton Kobyakov and EIR’s Sébastien Périmony and Helen Borodina, at the Kazan BRICS summit on Oct. 24.
EIR (Périmony): Even if the BRICS is not anti-West, the West is currently anti-BRICS. If this does not change, we have the risk of nuclear war in the conflicts occurring in Ukraine and the Middle East, and a perpetuation of sanctions. Do you think the BRICS process will change the outlook of the Anglo-American elites, to participate positively in developing a new security and development architecture, as called for by Helga Zepp-LaRouche of the Schiller Institute?
KOBYAKOV: We hope the Anglo-American elites will respond positively. But we have a doctrine of nuclear deterrence. When the Pax Americana ends, we hope that the whole world does not go down with it. We are openly saying that we have to be careful in what we say and be responsible in what we do and say.
EIR (Borodina): Do you think the BRICS process will deter Israel from launching a strike on Iran that could cause regional and global conflict?
