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The 15th BRICS summit in South Africa came to an end on August 24. It resulted in a Declaration, which states that all of these nations will cooperate to build a global order based on equality, respect, and consideration for each other’s interests. The association has accepted six new members, and it will soon accept 15 additional states that have applied to join. It is known that 20 more developing countries are exploring increasing their engagement with the BRICS. In simple terms, the struggle to create a new, more just world order has entered a significant new stage. In this regard, three points should be highlighted…

The Western propaganda of ‘isolating’ Russia aside, there is little gainsaying that Russia’s global clout has increased manifold in the wake of its military conflict with Ukraine and its NATO allies. For the West, Russia’s exit from Europe (e.g., the European energy market) due to sanctions strangely meant ‘the end’ of the Russian economy, politics, and military strength and ‘the ultimate victory’ of the West. Surely, this was a gross miscalculation, as the West never possibly imagined a fundamental – and such a rapid – Russian economic relocation from the Global North to the Global South…

Washington’s role and pressing concern over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), the ethnic Armenian enclave insider the border of Azerbaijan proper, are now minimal at first impression. The same can be said for other countries, organizations and prestigious international organizations and their interests in the region. However, there are still many active points of contention in Armenian-Azeri relations, including proverbially, as well as literally, unexploded landmines, which have far-reaching foreign policy implications. Yet, the world presently appears to be turning a blind eye to these issues…