In a world of uncertainty, the defining theme of the summit may be the discussion of measures to change global governance to reflect the realities of a multipolar world, as well as the long overdue reform of the UN, IMF, and World ... ... upcoming summit is already proving itself to be quite interesting; it will be the first meeting between the leaders of major non-Western nations following the recent reprisal against Iran. Although Iran has not acknowledged its defeat, this is essentially ...
... convincingly claim the global leadership it once took for granted
The recent G7 Summit, which took place in Canada's Kananaskis on Monday and Tuesday, marked the semi-centennial anniversary of the group. The first top-level meeting of the six most powerful Western nations (G6) was held in Rambouillet, France, in the fall of 1975, and a year later after accepting Canada as its member, G6 turned into G7. Since that time, the composition of the group has remained practically unchanged with the exception of ...
... countries, but is clearly not an anti-Western alliance and it does not seek to erode or to destroy Western institutions—the BRICS leaders were very careful in the exact working of the Kazan Declaration. BRICS does not even intend to ‘balance’ the West in one way or another. It will never become a match to G7, given the group’s diversity and the absence of a hegemonic leader. Yet, the group is not shy to claim a new, more visible role in global governance, as well as in defining parameters of the new world order. Moreover, it intends to turn itself into one of the most articulated voices of all the Global South, which so far remains grossly underrepresented within most multilateral international ...
... international relations
The evolution of the world system following the end of the Cold War and its consequences
The conflict in Ukraine as a manifestation of accumulated contradictions within the world system
Rationality and pragmatism of today’s elites
Western perceptions of the crisis in Ukraine
The “confrontation” between the global majority and the “collective West”
The role and impact of sanctions and the consequences of Russian asset expropriation.
Fyodor Lukyanov:
‘Being in Order’ ...
... extracting additional handouts from each of them. However, such gains, if they were to materialize, would still be outweighed by losses for the global economy impacting everybody.
The paradox of today is that the world desperately needs a higher level of global governance, but the current geopolitical trends push the world in the opposite direction. The exact costs of this movement depend on many independent variables, in particular, on how long the Russia-West conflict may last for and on how comprehensive and radical the US-China strategic decoupling is going to be.
In any case, in 2035 we should be ready to confront a world with lower economic growth, less social cohesion, more explicit and more damaging ...
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We are faced with a similar situation when it comes to regional security frameworks. The UN has been unable to control and regulate the activities of regional actors and structures, say, in the Euro-Atlantic zone, in the same way NATO or the former Western European Union can do. Did the organization function as a counterweight in the process of the Alliance’s hasty expansion towards the borders of the nuclear superpower Russia, thus contributing to international stability and implementation of ...
... center was to restore trust among the main actors of world economy and global politics.
Then, the trust of whom and to whom exactly was it supposed to be about in Rome? First, it could be about restoring confidence within the so-called “collective West”. This trust was severely undermined by the hasty and ill-organized withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan as well as by an equally hasty formation of the new AUKUS alliance, the direct consequence of which was Canberra’s unilateral rupture ...
... the conflict’s total toll approached a million. A new wave of Syrian refugees swept through Turkey and flooded Europe. Russia blocked US and British resolutions on enforcing peace on Damascus in the UN Security Council nine times.
Eventually, the Western countries accused Moscow of deliberately subverting the Security Council work. Quoting UN General Assembly Resolution 377 (V) in her speech at a regular session of the UN General Assembly in the fall, British Prime Minister Theresa May categorically ...
