This paper argues that the BRICS are status quo powers concerning two core norms of the international society: sovereignty and hierarchy, what conditions both the scope and depth of their security cooperation. On the one hand, this enables cooperation, as they can use the group to protect these norms and reinforce state control on transnational flows. In addition, this facilitates the formation of ties among foreign policy and bureaucratic elites across the BRICS who share a preference for protecting these norms. On the other hand, the importance attached to these norms constrains cooperation: differences of regime type are associated to higher levels of distrust; and intragroup power asymmetries raise fears of potential unequal agreements. The paper then applies these ideas to indicate the potential for cooperation on anti‐drug and cybersecurity policies. On the one hand, different regime types and power inequalities are likely to hinder cooperation. On the other hand, interests from foreign policy, political and bureaucratic elites in protecting norms, as well as in increasing state control on transnational flows and expand repression against new threats are likely to facilitate cooperation.

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金砖国家安全合作何去何从？规范保护与国内政治动态之间

本文认为，金砖国家是国际社会两大核心规范：主权和等级制度的现状大国，这决定了金砖国家安全合作的广度和深度。一方面，这使合作成为可能，因为他们可以利用团体来保护这些规范并加强国家对跨国流动的控制。此外，这有助于金砖国家的外交政策和官僚精英之间建立联系，他们都倾向于保护这些规范。另一方面，对这些规范的重视限制了合作：政权类型的差异与更高程度的不信任有关；集团内部权力不对称引发了对潜在不平等协议的担忧。然后，本文应用这些想法来表明在禁毒和网络安全政策方面的合作潜力。一方面，不同的政权类型和权力不平等可能会阻碍合作。另一方面，外交政策、政治和官僚精英在保护规范以及加强国家对跨国流动的控制和扩大对新威胁的压制方面的利益可能会促进合作。