... hierarchical and inflexible institutions of the XX century. This is not to say that the institutional weaknesses of today should be embraced and encouraged as an asset, but they should probably be accepted as an integral and indispensable part of the world order mysterious metamorphosis turning an antediluvian caterpillar into a post-modern butterfly.
Limitations of traditional institutionalized multilateralism
Igor Ivanov:
What Are the Core Benefits of Multilateralism at the Present Stage?
During the Cold War, the task of building and maintaining strong international institutions rested primarily on the shoulders of the main hegemonic actors....
... other. Likewise, politicians in New Delhi should approach the Russian-Chinese cooperation not as a strategic challenge, but as an opportunity to assist in sorting out some of its own problems with Beijing. This is the formula for the "project-based multilateralism" that might become a real game-changer for international relations in Eurasia.
Such a change would require a lot of expert knowledge, diplomatic skills and political will from all those involved in working on Russia-Indian relations....
... target for right- and left-wing populists in developed and developing countries alike.
All this shows that common understanding of what multilateralism essentially means, or should mean, is still lacking in global politics, despite the growing demand for multilateralism. In the meantime, the ongoing struggle for a new world order entails the need for a theoretical definition, at least in general terms, a contemporary model of multilateralism that would meet the realities and needs of the international system for the 21st century.
It seems appropriate to outline, in ...
... the foreseeable future. Russian and foreign experts are currently exploring a wide range of scenarios for such transformation—from relatively positive to extremely negative. The author formulated three potentially possible options for the current world order transformation, assessing the probability and consequences of the practical implementation each of them.
Restoration, reformation, revolution? Scenarios of the world order after the Russian–Ukrainian conflict
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International Institutions in Contemporary Global Politics
However, for the BRICS states to become the foundation of a new world order, the bloc has to offer other countries in the world economy new paradigms of development on a global scale. Such areas ... ... integrational
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Andrey Kortunov:
International Multilateralism in a Non-Hegemonic World
A platform for interactions between regional integration blocs involving BRICS states ...
RIAC Working Paper No. 62 / 2022
RIAC Working Paper No. 62 / 2022
Practices and principles that underpin multilateralism are currently facing multiple challenges and major opposition, including one-sided rhetoric employed by leaders across the globe, a grave crisis of many multilateral organizations and regimes, both global and regional. Politicians are ...
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The only plausible alternative to multilateralism is not a restoration of an old bipolar, unipolar or multipolar order, but a global disorder with no agreed-upon rules, procedures and hierarches of power
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... bilateral relations. Multilateralism is consistent with Russia’s diplomatic ideology as well. Russia itself is a supporter of multilateralism and takes it as the banner of Russian diplomacy. Russia proposes that the future multipolarity should have a just ... ... anti-unilateralism, anti-neointerventionism, maintaining international strategic stability and establishing a more just and fair world order. Therefore, the goals of China and Russia in international politics will remain unchanged.
... (if we are talking about order and not a game without rules or a “war of all against all”) should be sought in multilateralism instead of multipolarity. The two terms sound similar, but they differ in meaning. Multipolarity involves building a new world order on the basis of power, while multilateralism is based on interests. Multipolarity consolidates the privileges of leaders, while multilateralism creates additional opportunities for underachievers. A multipolar world is built from blocs that balance each other, while a multilateral ...
