❓What is the phenomenon of the countries of the modern Global South?
❓What real influence do these countries have?
❓How can they influence modern international political and economic institutions?
❓What areas of cooperation with these countries are the most promising for Russia?
The participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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LIVE: Russia, the Global South, and the World Majority
On November 29 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Discussion Club will host a discussion titled: “Russia, the Global South, and the World Majority.” More: https://valdaiclub.com/multimedia/video/live-russia-the-global-south-and-the-world-majority/
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Valdai Discussion Club pinned «🗣 #AsianValdai: The 15th Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club will be held in Kuala Lumpur from December 9 to 10, 2024, titled “Malaysia, Russia and ASEAN: Navigating Emerging Multipolarity”, organized in partnership with the Bait Al Amanah Foundation…»
🌐 Without the participation of the global majority, including the countries of the Global South, it is impossible to establish normal relations in the world.
Western countries have taken a course on dividing the world into “bad” and “good”, and this is a very dangerous trend.
Indonesia and Russia, like many other countries, want to live in an open world where there are common rules for everyone, said Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, speaking at the Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy (CIFP) on November 30, 2024. This year’s event is titled “Can Middle Powers Calm the Storm and Fix the World?”
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/andrey-bystritskiy-speaks-at-the-conference-on-indonesian-foreign-policy/
📍 The Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy (CIFP) is an annual forum organized by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) since 2015. CIFP is a meeting place for representatives of political and expert circles from Indonesia and the world.
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Western countries have taken a course on dividing the world into “bad” and “good”, and this is a very dangerous trend.
Indonesia and Russia, like many other countries, want to live in an open world where there are common rules for everyone, said Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, speaking at the Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy (CIFP) on November 30, 2024. This year’s event is titled “Can Middle Powers Calm the Storm and Fix the World?”
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/andrey-bystritskiy-speaks-at-the-conference-on-indonesian-foreign-policy/
📍 The Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy (CIFP) is an annual forum organized by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) since 2015. CIFP is a meeting place for representatives of political and expert circles from Indonesia and the world.
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Andrey Bystritskiy Speaks at the Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy
Without the participation of the global majority, including the countries of the Global South, it is impossible to establish normal relations in the world. Western countries have taken a course on dividing the world into “bad” and “good”, and this is a very…
🌍 New Opportunities in a Multipolar World: Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority
On November 29, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority.”
💬 Moderator Timofei Bordachev called the topic both timely and important. According to him, interaction with the countries of the global majority and the Global South is of great importance for Russia in the new system of external relations. In addition, these countries themselves now have a much greater influence on world politics and economics than they did just a few years ago.
💬 Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at the Skolkovo School of Management, noted that the countries of the Global South are characterised by their boundless diversity, but they are united by a desire to defend their interests, strengthen their voices in the international arena, and achieve respect for their approaches. They, especially the African countries, expect a more active position from Russia, which they see as the guarantor of a more just world order. The initiatives formulated by Russia during its year as president of BRICS may become an important factor in correcting the imbalance in the global economy and building a fairer world, but their implementation will take time.
💬 "The whole world understands that the future belongs to the Global South, and that there is great competition in working with it, including Africa," said Denis Degterev, Editor-in-Chief of the Jounal of the Institute for African Studies RAS, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. In particular, Western countries are actively co-opting African elites. At the same time, small African countries have a hard time in the complex modern world, and so they hope to rely on collective mechanisms to protect their interests. According to Degterev, Russia is again acting as a structure-forming actor in world politics, which helps to form collective institutions of global governance capable of working in the interests of the countries of the Global South.
💬 Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, emphasised that the rise of the global majority corresponds to the interests of both Russia and the countries of the Global South. Now there is a transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world, and this creates great tension and many conflicts, but at the same time opens up new opportunities for cooperation that the Global South can take advantage of. This also concerns diversification in the economic sphere, in which it is gaining greater political sovereignty. The countries of the Global South are successfully moving to a new level, becoming subjects of the world order, rather than objects. At the same time, in order to retain their subjectivity, they try to avoid bloc politics and cooperate with different centres of influence.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/new-opportunities-in-a-multipolar-world-russia-the-global-south-and-the-global-majority/
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On November 29, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority.”
💬 Moderator Timofei Bordachev called the topic both timely and important. According to him, interaction with the countries of the global majority and the Global South is of great importance for Russia in the new system of external relations. In addition, these countries themselves now have a much greater influence on world politics and economics than they did just a few years ago.
💬 Lydia Kulik, Head of India Studies at the Skolkovo School of Management, noted that the countries of the Global South are characterised by their boundless diversity, but they are united by a desire to defend their interests, strengthen their voices in the international arena, and achieve respect for their approaches. They, especially the African countries, expect a more active position from Russia, which they see as the guarantor of a more just world order. The initiatives formulated by Russia during its year as president of BRICS may become an important factor in correcting the imbalance in the global economy and building a fairer world, but their implementation will take time.
💬 "The whole world understands that the future belongs to the Global South, and that there is great competition in working with it, including Africa," said Denis Degterev, Editor-in-Chief of the Jounal of the Institute for African Studies RAS, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. In particular, Western countries are actively co-opting African elites. At the same time, small African countries have a hard time in the complex modern world, and so they hope to rely on collective mechanisms to protect their interests. According to Degterev, Russia is again acting as a structure-forming actor in world politics, which helps to form collective institutions of global governance capable of working in the interests of the countries of the Global South.
💬 Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, emphasised that the rise of the global majority corresponds to the interests of both Russia and the countries of the Global South. Now there is a transition from a unipolar to a multipolar world, and this creates great tension and many conflicts, but at the same time opens up new opportunities for cooperation that the Global South can take advantage of. This also concerns diversification in the economic sphere, in which it is gaining greater political sovereignty. The countries of the Global South are successfully moving to a new level, becoming subjects of the world order, rather than objects. At the same time, in order to retain their subjectivity, they try to avoid bloc politics and cooperate with different centres of influence.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/new-opportunities-in-a-multipolar-world-russia-the-global-south-and-the-global-majority/
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New Opportunities in a Multipolar World: Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority
On November 29, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion titled “Russia, the Global South, and the Global Majority.” Moderator Timofei Bordachev called the topic both timely and important. According to him, interaction with the countries of the global…
🇨🇳 For development, the world needs an image of the future, and now this image of a convenient and comfortable future for all of humanity is emerging in the interaction of the countries of the Global South: those countries that in Russia we call the world majority.
China’s global initiative to create a community of “shared destiny for humanity” is an extremely important element of the emerging future world structure, Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, told guests at the opening of the 8th Annual “Understanding China” Conference in Guangzhou on December 3. The title of the conference is “Carry Through the Reform to the End: Chinese Modernisation and New Opportunities for World Development”.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/andrey-bystritskiy-speaks-at-the-opening-of-the-understanding-china-conference/
📍 The 8th Understanding China Annual Conference, organised by the China Institute of Innovation and Development Strategy (CIIDS), the China People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the Guangdong Provincial Government, is being held from December 2 to 4 in Beijing and Guangzhou, bringing together global experts from China, Russia, Ethiopia, the United States, Austria, Pakistan and other countries.
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China’s global initiative to create a community of “shared destiny for humanity” is an extremely important element of the emerging future world structure, Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, told guests at the opening of the 8th Annual “Understanding China” Conference in Guangzhou on December 3. The title of the conference is “Carry Through the Reform to the End: Chinese Modernisation and New Opportunities for World Development”.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/andrey-bystritskiy-speaks-at-the-opening-of-the-understanding-china-conference/
📍 The 8th Understanding China Annual Conference, organised by the China Institute of Innovation and Development Strategy (CIIDS), the China People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the Guangdong Provincial Government, is being held from December 2 to 4 in Beijing and Guangzhou, bringing together global experts from China, Russia, Ethiopia, the United States, Austria, Pakistan and other countries.
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🌎 What is the best collective name for the so-called ‘Developed World’?
It has names for itself; its economists speak of the Advanced or Industrialised nations and its politicians the ‘Free World’ or even the ‘Civilized world’.
The rest of us have other names, not all polite: Collective West, Global North, Hegemonists, Globalists, to name but a few. Some, perhaps waking up to the new realities, are starting to speak of the global periphery. This is an interesting inversion, but may be a bit premature.
The Valdai Club has done a great service by using the name ‘World Majority’ to describe everyone outside this exclusive club. It is time to name the club itself.
Alan Freeman proposes a name that accords both with where it comes from, and with what it does. That name is ‘the Columbian Nations’.
The Columbian dream is not a rational construction. It is a myth system: a rational ordering of facts whose function is not to cope with reality but to sustain a system of domination. Its core, to quote its author Plato, is the ‘Noble Lie’ that the wealthy are born superior. The truth is that their wealth was created by others.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/naming-the-world-minority/
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It has names for itself; its economists speak of the Advanced or Industrialised nations and its politicians the ‘Free World’ or even the ‘Civilized world’.
The rest of us have other names, not all polite: Collective West, Global North, Hegemonists, Globalists, to name but a few. Some, perhaps waking up to the new realities, are starting to speak of the global periphery. This is an interesting inversion, but may be a bit premature.
The Valdai Club has done a great service by using the name ‘World Majority’ to describe everyone outside this exclusive club. It is time to name the club itself.
Alan Freeman proposes a name that accords both with where it comes from, and with what it does. That name is ‘the Columbian Nations’.
The Columbian dream is not a rational construction. It is a myth system: a rational ordering of facts whose function is not to cope with reality but to sustain a system of domination. Its core, to quote its author Plato, is the ‘Noble Lie’ that the wealthy are born superior. The truth is that their wealth was created by others.
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Naming the World Minority
What is the best collective name for the so-called ‘Developed World’? It has names for itself; its economists speak of the Advanced or Industrialised nations and its politicians the ‘Free World’ or even the ‘Civilized world’. The rest of us have other names…
📍 Kuala Lumpur, December 9–10, 2024
Attention! The time specified in the programme is local (GMT+8)
📆 December 9, Monday
09:30 – 09:45 — Welcoming addresses (live: Russian, English)
09:45 – 11:15 — Session 1: Southeast Asia’s Interest in BRICS: Challenges & Opportunities (live: Russian, English)
12:00 – 12:20 — Keynote address: Russia’s Vision for the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Partnerships and Future Prospects (live: Russian, English)
12:20 – 12:40 — Keynote address: ASEAN as the Cornerstone in an Era of Geopolitical Shifts (live: Russian, English)
14:00 – 15:30 — Session 2: De-dollarization and Financial Diversification Towards Greater Economic Sovereignty (live: Russian, English)
16:00 – 17:30 — Session 3: The Future of ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership (live: Russian, English)
17:30 – 17:40 — Closing address for Day 1 (live: Russian, English)
📆 December 10, Tuesday
09:00 – 10:30 — Session 4: ASEAN Centrality and the Minilateral Arrangement: Upholding Regional Security
11:00 – 12:30 — Session 5: Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Balancing Major Power Influence and Aligning With Regional Powers
12:30 – 12:40 — Closing addresse (live: Russian, English)
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👥 More than 100 experts from Russia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Pakistan will take part in the Asian conference. Andrei Rudenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia will speak as honorary guests at the conference.
📌 The goal of the upcoming conference is to have an open and in-depth discussion on Russian and Asian perspectives on the most significant issues of global and regional development and cooperation. Organizers see the goal as a joint effort to find solutions to current challenges.
The conference sessions are structured in line with this goal. They include an opening session, five thematic discussions, a summary of the day’s proceedings, and a closing session. The first day of the Asia conference will be fully open to media coverage and live streaming. On the second day, sessions will be conducted in the Chatham House format, and the conference closing will be open to media.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/announcements/valdai-club-to-hold-its-15th-asian-conference/
Working languages: Russian, English.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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Attention! The time specified in the programme is local (GMT+8)
📆 December 9, Monday
09:30 – 09:45 — Welcoming addresses (live: Russian, English)
09:45 – 11:15 — Session 1: Southeast Asia’s Interest in BRICS: Challenges & Opportunities (live: Russian, English)
12:00 – 12:20 — Keynote address: Russia’s Vision for the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Partnerships and Future Prospects (live: Russian, English)
12:20 – 12:40 — Keynote address: ASEAN as the Cornerstone in an Era of Geopolitical Shifts (live: Russian, English)
14:00 – 15:30 — Session 2: De-dollarization and Financial Diversification Towards Greater Economic Sovereignty (live: Russian, English)
16:00 – 17:30 — Session 3: The Future of ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership (live: Russian, English)
17:30 – 17:40 — Closing address for Day 1 (live: Russian, English)
📆 December 10, Tuesday
09:00 – 10:30 — Session 4: ASEAN Centrality and the Minilateral Arrangement: Upholding Regional Security
11:00 – 12:30 — Session 5: Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Balancing Major Power Influence and Aligning With Regional Powers
12:30 – 12:40 — Closing addresses (live: Russian, English)
Working languages: Russian, English.
Links to the live broadcast of open sessions will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
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🇸🇾 The recent offensive by Syrian rebels which took control of several cities, particularly the strategic city of Aleppo, is a new development that, although surprising, was not strange.
The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are capable of leading to a crisis and an uncertain future at any time under the influence of national, regional or international factors, writes Alireza Noori.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/borderless-manipulated-terrorism-in-syria/
#Return_of_Diplomacy #Syria #MiddleEast
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The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are capable of leading to a crisis and an uncertain future at any time under the influence of national, regional or international factors, writes Alireza Noori.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/borderless-manipulated-terrorism-in-syria/
#Return_of_Diplomacy #Syria #MiddleEast
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Borderless Manipulated Terrorism in Syria: A Common Threat and the Need for Collective Cooperation
The recent offensive by Syrian rebels which took control of several cities, particularly the strategic city of Aleppo, is a new development that, although surprising, was not strange. The Middle East region and Syria have many unresolved challenges that are…