Can birds of different feathers fly together and function effectively as a flock? In 2017 Giulio Gallarotti argued that great diversity not only does NOT inhibit the effectiveness of the BRICS as a bloc, indeed it demonstrates that greater diversity in fact augments the effectiveness of the BRICS as a vehicle for generating soft power in the international system for these nations. In the case of the BRICS, more diversity leads to greater influence. https://shs.cairn.info/journal-hermes-la-revue-2017-3-page-183?lang=en#re4no4