RIAC Participates in the International Academic Conference “Expanding the Horizons of BRICS Cooperation”
Short version
On November 11, 2025, MGIMO University hosted the International Academic Conference “Expanding the Horizons of BRICS Cooperation.”
The event brought together leading experts, diplomats, and young scholars from BRICS countries and beyond. Over the course of the conference, participants presented analytical papers on the role of BRICS in the emerging multipolar world order, as well as on key issues in international economics, politics, and regional cooperation. The discussions were organized across seven thematic panels.
Full version
On November 11, 2025, MGIMO University hosted the International Academic Conference “Expanding the Horizons of BRICS Cooperation.”
The event brought together leading experts, diplomats, and young scholars from BRICS countries and beyond. Over the course of the conference, participants presented analytical papers on the role of BRICS in the emerging multipolar world order, as well as on key issues in international economics, politics, and regional cooperation. The discussions were organized across seven thematic panels:
- “The Role of BRICS in the World Economy and Global Economic Governance: An African Perspective”
- “BRICS–ASEAN Synergy as a Driver of the Global South’s Strategy in a Multipolar World”
- “The Potential of BRICS in Deepening the Eurasian Security Complex: Military-Political Cooperation Between Central Asian States and BRICS Members”
- “Challenges and Prospects for Cultural and Educational Cooperation Among BRICS Countries”
- “Instruments and Institutions for Expanding Investment and Payment-Settlement Cooperation Among the Old and New BRICS Members of Greater Eurasia”
- “From Colonial Legacy to Global Identity: Self-Determination in the Global South”
- “Criminal-Law Policies of BRICS+ States in Protecting Traditional Values”
Within the panel “From Colonial Legacy to Global Identity: Self-Determination in the Global South,” RIAC Head of the Asia and Eurasia Program Yulia Melnikova delivered a presentation on “Collective Identity of Developing Countries and Discursive Continuity: From the Non-Aligned Movement to the Global South.” The report was co-authored with Vasily Vinogradov, Lecturer at MGIMO’s Department of Applied Analysis of International Problems. The session was moderated by Konstantin Sukhoverkhov, RIAC Program Manager.