New Centers of Power in the International Arena

... power in their favor. It is quite possible that by mid-century, these countries will manage to overcome their current difficulties, and then the economic and political configuration of the world will surely change. Complete “legitimation” of new centers of power is unlikely to take place before the middle of the 21st century, and by that time, the combined GDP of the BRICS countries is unlikely to make up more than half of the world’s GDP, as some optimistic analysts are forecasting. Nevertheless, the new power centers have already begun to exert influence on world politics. We have already mentioned that China ...