Integration along the North–South Axis: Opportunities for Coupling

... cooperation between—and connection of—the platforms of developed and developing states. As of yet, integrations of the Global South are far from the degree of connectedness and structuredness typical of developed states’ integration projects. As the “integration gap” in the global South is overcome, this space will form conditions for stable and balanced connections between platforms of developed and developing states. The African Union and India (by being more actively involved in shaping the agenda of BRICS+ and BRICS++) may play the key role in these processes. 1 . Andrey Kortunov analyzed the prospects of building security interactions between BRICS states: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-06-23/Can-BRICS-make-a-contribution-to-international-security--1b43c79r4U8/index....