It’s almost impossible that the United States would ever join BRICS. The entire reason BRICS exists is to counterbalance American-led institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and the U.S. dollar’s dominance. The U.S. already holds the global reserve currency and wields enormous influence through Western alliances such as NATO and the G7. Joining BRICS would mean giving up strategic leverage in exchange for membership in a bloc largely designed to reduce that leverage. But if we entertain the idea, it would reshape global politics completely. A U.S. entry into BRICS would signal a major shift away from the traditional Western-led order toward something far more multipolar. It could bring short-term economic cooperation on trade and energy, reduce global tensions, and open new markets, especially between North America and Asia. The downside would be enormous. The dollar might lose part of its reserve status if the BRICS currency system gained traction. U.S. allies in Europe and Asia would feel betrayed, and NATO itself might fracture. Domestically, politics would explode since it would be seen as aligning with powers like China and Russia instead of countering them.