About the Journal

The BRICS Strategy and Technology Review (BSTR) is an academic journal dedicated to the critical examination of the relationships between strategy, technology, sovereignty, defense, data governance, and contemporary geopolitical transformations, with priority given to perspectives from BRICS countries and the Global South. The journal engages with and reflects on both institutional agendas (such as summits, parliamentary forums, working groups, joint declarations, and other cooperation mechanisms) and the dynamics of civil society, scientific communities, social movements, and non-state actors within the BRICS+ countries. It addresses public policies, regulatory frameworks, multilateral initiatives, and state strategies related to technology and sovereignty, valuing theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches that contribute to the production of situated, critical knowledge committed to intellectual and technological autonomy in multipolar contexts.

BSTR is institutionally associated with the BRICS+ Forum for Strategic Technology, serving as its official academic publication platform. In this capacity, the journal contributes to the Forum’s broader mission of fostering dialogue, research, and policy-oriented debate on strategic technologies, data sovereignty, defense, and governance among BRICS+ countries and partners. While aligned with the Forum’s intellectual agenda, BSTR preserves full editorial independence and adheres to rigorous academic standards, providing a space for plural, critical, and evidence-based scholarship that supports informed debate and cooperative knowledge production across the Global South.

Focus and Scope of the Journal:

The BRICS Strategy and Technology Review (BSTR) is an academic journal dedicated to the critical examination of the relationships between strategy, technology, sovereignty, defense, data governance, and contemporary geopolitical transformations, with priority given to perspectives from BRICS countries and the Global South. The journal follows and engages both with institutional agendas (summits, parliamentary forums, working groups, joint declarations, and other instances of cooperation) and with the dynamics of civil society, scientific communities, social movements, and non-state actors in BRICS+ countries, addressing public policies, regulatory frameworks, multilateral initiatives, and state strategies related to technology and sovereignty. It values theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches that contribute to the production of situated, critical knowledge committed to intellectual and technological autonomy in multipolar contexts.