Featuring analysis and commentary by Eswar Prasad of the Brookings Institution and Derek Scissors of the Heritage Foundation, CNN provides a video introduction to the BRIC – Brazil, Russia, India and China – countries. Kitty Pilgrim outlines the impact of the countries representing 40 percent of the world’s population and 25 percent of the landmass, but notes the differences between each – their ability to coordinate and shape international policy together is limited.