For Argentina's newly-elected president, Javier Milei, ideology is the beating heart of politics. In the last weeks of 2023, Milei decided to refuse an invitation for Argentina to join BRICS, a loose coalition of nations initially forged by Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Formed in 2009, BRICS, without an S in the name at the time of formation, was created to act as a forum for rising economies.