Things to be aware of for nat quals teams:
1) BRIC and middle east peace args
2) BRIC and Iran or general nuclear proliferation
3) BRIC and genocide
4) BRIC and human rights
5) BRIC and buying US assets/debt
6) Auto industry arguments (Tata, and Chinese automakers) Remember Detroit was sunk by Japaneese, European and Korean automakers not Indian and Chinese automakers
Also know these points:
1). Advantage of US dollar being International Currency
2). BRIC helps us maintain stability in world
3). BRIC is closely tied to US economically