... sovereignty. The GDC, which equalizes the roles of state, civil society and businesses—using a Western approach to human rights and a gender narrative—primarily strengthens the Global North which already leads in the said areas. On the other hand, the Global South focuses on digital sovereignty and bridging the digital divide, combating digital neo-colonialism and data neo-colonialism to make the digital space truly inclusive, placing these issues as its top priority. Not wishing to politicize the ...
BRICS 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 institutions
The Kazan BRICS Declaration—is a sizeable document containing 134 points, some of which make quite long paragraphs. The last similar Declaration,...
... multiple initiatives. On the one hand, they began to create new blocks, such as the QUAD, AUKUS, and the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. These blocks are exclusive in nature and are created with two goals. First, to weaken the Global South and those supporting multipolarity, and second, to divide the Global South. This goes in line with the Western philosophy of divide and rule.
Second, hegemony must be maintained by any means or at any cost. For that purpose, the US and its ...
... reconciled. The broad range of these issues extends to both security and development dimensions. The importance of this role that BRICS can play is going to increase over time—the group can become one of the most efficient mechanisms that the rising Global South has withing its reach to make its voice listened to in the future discussions on the new world order.
BRICS is capable of contributing to the dialogue of civilizations.
The importance of a direct dialogue between different civilizations bypassing ...
... acquaintances, exchange views on matters of common interest and have fun interacting with fellow club members.
Alexander Korolev:
To BRICS or Not to BRICS: the Group’s Future After Expansion
This is probably one of the main reasons why many nations of the Global South want to join BRICS. An important feature of BRICS is that the entrance ticket is free, and there are no membership fees. You don't have to meet numerous accession criteria or high institutional standards; you are not expected to make heavy ...
... cannot afford healthy food, 675 million do not have access to electricity, 2 billion cannot access safe drinking water, and 250 million kids are out of school.
Therefore, the existing model is neither fair nor sustainable. Against this backdrop, the Global South, including sane voices from the Global North, asked to reform global systems and institutions, including the United Nations, the UN Security Council, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, etc. Unfortunately, existing powers did ...
... empowerment for all women
Introduction
The sixteenth BRICS summit, a key event for Russia’s Presidency, will be held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan on October 22-24, 2024. This summit marks a pivotal moment for BRICS as it expands its reach in the Global South by welcoming five new member countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), further shaping a multipolar world. A significant aspect of the Russian BRICS+ Presidency is its renewed emphasis on women's ...
... else ASEAN can offer its members. At the same time, as in the case of Turkey, Kuala Lumpur understands perfectly well that the West cannot and does not want to provide resources for development.
One of the important reasons why the countries of the Global South are increasingly looking towards BRICS is that their relations with traditional leaders in the West are changing on both sides. The developing powers themselves need resources for a new breakthrough in their economic position and significance ...
... national defense industry. Moreover, in 2023 there was a fast recovery in household consumption after a downturn a year earlier.
The pressure of Western sanctions was steadily increasing not only on Russia itself, but also on its key partners in the Global South through various instruments of ‘secondary sanctions’; however, this pressure did not prevent a continuous rise of Russia’s trade with China (up to USD 240 billion) and India (USD 65 billion).
According to the very recent data released ...
... multipolarity of the world has become a general trend that is difficult to stop. The growth of emerging economies, the expansion of the BRICS Group and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the development of regional organizations and the role of the Global South have provided the material conditions for world multipolarity, while the increasing awareness of independence and autonomy of the majority of countries, their growing resistance and defiance of hegemonism and their increasing pursuit of more ...
