Understanding the geopolitical stance of the Global South
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The complexity of the geopolitical standing of the Global South as an important actor in international relations is examined in the context of the broader picture of the changing world. The positions of the countries of the Global South are examined in the light of their attitudes to the current world order, their vision of the own national interests, as well as their post-colonial and non-aligned heritage. It is discussed how pragmatic indifference and strategic opportunism affect the positions of the countries of the Global South, why it is difficult to convince them to choose sides in the confrontation between democracies and autocracies, and why China's stance on global politics serves as a guideline for the Global South’s countries. It is argued that it is in world community’s common interest that the Global South acts as one of the independent balancing pillars of the world order, in cooperation and competition with both the Global West and Global East.
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