Another side effect of these shenanigans is that it's pushing the BRICS countries closer together. Their SWIFT alternative has been in the works for at least 7

Another side effect of these shenanigans is that it's pushing the BRICS countries closer together. Their SWIFT alternative has been in the works for at least 7 years. Their share of world population is over 40% and their share of GDP is over 20%. And three of the five have nukes. Unlike Iraq, Libya, Syria, they won't be as easy to "liberate."