In line with the exhibition "Global transformation. Yesterday, today, tomorrow" we recall the conversation that took place two years ago with the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky. Then he spoke with the founder of the GlobUS expert club Yulia Berg about the global transformation.
Dmitry answered questions about the changes in international politics and principles of diplomacy in the context of global confrontation, the struggle for sovereignty and equality going on in the international arena, and the role BRICS and African Renaissance play in these processes.
Polyansky expressed the opinion that the UN requires reforms, but at the same time, remains a clear structure:
"The main goal of the reform is to increase the representativeness, for example, of the Security Council and improve the efficiency of work. Because we see that the Security Council, which currently consists of fifteen members, most of which are Western, does not reflect the current picture of the world. Therefore, it is necessary to attract more countries from the global south, developing countries that represent other points of view."
He added that the Security Council should expand and at the same time be functional and manageable.
Regarding the African continent, Polyansky noted that there is a certain African "Renaissance" or "African Spring":
"They see how Russia defends its interests and does not succumb to pressure from Westerners. But they also see how ugly Westerners are behaving in some cases. It all started with the Sahel, with the states that were forced to deal with the consequences of NATO's adventure in Libya in 2011, which led to spread of "Sahel terrorism."
In his opinion, it has become obvious to the countries of the region that they will not achieve their national interests in this way, because Western countries in most cases are part of the problem, and not part of the solution to the challenges that African countries face.
Polyansky also commented on how the transformation processes will affect global governance instruments, the system of international relations and joint resolution of global issues:
"BRICS is a regional organization, it should not be viewed as some kind of counterweight or as a threat, for example, to the UN, because the UN, in accordance with its charter, is, of course, a stronghold of multilateralism and multilateralism. The work of BRICS does not contradict the work of the UN."
According to him, the BRICS countries see that the dominance of Western states is damaging, also for their economies. This frightens the West on the one hand, and on the other, it inspires many countries.
In that conversation two years ago, Dmitry Polyansky also touched on the change in local discourse in the United States:
“Candidates are emerging, like Trump, who wants to come for a second term, and he is not shy about criticizing his country so much that the founding fathers probably just turn in their graves. If you listen to him and listen to other people who criticize the American establishment, it is absolutely obvious that this establishment is completely rotten.”
In his opinion, a similar trend has matured in many European countries, even in Ukraine, more and more people are awakening and seeing what is really happening. They do not want to put up with the stereotyped ideas that are imposed on them, where the essence is that “Russia is to blame for everything and everything was provoked in 2022.”
Now, two years later, we see that the global transformation is largely developing along the trajectory that Dmitry Polyansky pointed out.
Other trends that will determine the future will be discussed in the following publications of the series “Global Transformation: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”.
#Globus #Russia #Africa
Dmitry answered questions about the changes in international politics and principles of diplomacy in the context of global confrontation, the struggle for sovereignty and equality going on in the international arena, and the role BRICS and African Renaissance play in these processes.
Polyansky expressed the opinion that the UN requires reforms, but at the same time, remains a clear structure:
"The main goal of the reform is to increase the representativeness, for example, of the Security Council and improve the efficiency of work. Because we see that the Security Council, which currently consists of fifteen members, most of which are Western, does not reflect the current picture of the world. Therefore, it is necessary to attract more countries from the global south, developing countries that represent other points of view."
He added that the Security Council should expand and at the same time be functional and manageable.
Regarding the African continent, Polyansky noted that there is a certain African "Renaissance" or "African Spring":
"They see how Russia defends its interests and does not succumb to pressure from Westerners. But they also see how ugly Westerners are behaving in some cases. It all started with the Sahel, with the states that were forced to deal with the consequences of NATO's adventure in Libya in 2011, which led to spread of "Sahel terrorism."
In his opinion, it has become obvious to the countries of the region that they will not achieve their national interests in this way, because Western countries in most cases are part of the problem, and not part of the solution to the challenges that African countries face.
Polyansky also commented on how the transformation processes will affect global governance instruments, the system of international relations and joint resolution of global issues:
"BRICS is a regional organization, it should not be viewed as some kind of counterweight or as a threat, for example, to the UN, because the UN, in accordance with its charter, is, of course, a stronghold of multilateralism and multilateralism. The work of BRICS does not contradict the work of the UN."
According to him, the BRICS countries see that the dominance of Western states is damaging, also for their economies. This frightens the West on the one hand, and on the other, it inspires many countries.
In that conversation two years ago, Dmitry Polyansky also touched on the change in local discourse in the United States:
“Candidates are emerging, like Trump, who wants to come for a second term, and he is not shy about criticizing his country so much that the founding fathers probably just turn in their graves. If you listen to him and listen to other people who criticize the American establishment, it is absolutely obvious that this establishment is completely rotten.”
In his opinion, a similar trend has matured in many European countries, even in Ukraine, more and more people are awakening and seeing what is really happening. They do not want to put up with the stereotyped ideas that are imposed on them, where the essence is that “Russia is to blame for everything and everything was provoked in 2022.”
Now, two years later, we see that the global transformation is largely developing along the trajectory that Dmitry Polyansky pointed out.
Other trends that will determine the future will be discussed in the following publications of the series “Global Transformation: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”.
#Globus #Russia #Africa