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That Beijing had become the whipping boy to justify NATO’s eastward expansion was recently visible in plain sight. In the meeting marking 75 years of existence of the post-war alliance that began on July 9, the grouping doubled down on China, slamming it for militarily bolstering Russia in its war against western-backed Ukraine.
In the transition to a multipolar world, a number of questions arise on the level of theory, among which one of the main ones arises: does the triumph of multipolarism put an end to classical geopolitics, or not?
The session’s theme is The Parliamentary Dimension of BRICS: Prospects for Strengthening Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation.
Geopolitics isthe geographical consciousness of the State». The State is a community of men in a defined space, even a civilization with clear borders; in this case we can speak of a “State-civilization” – to use Weiwei Zhang’s concept – like China, or to a certain extent, Russia. For the German geopolitical scientist Karl Haushofer (1869-1946), geopolitics is neither right nor left, but aims to serve all of humanity by promoting understanding between peoples. Haushofer's object of study are "great vital connections of today's man in today's space» and its purpose is “the insertion of the individual into his natural environment and the coordination of phenomena linking the State to space».
"BRICS is a dialogue of cultures," while the West is still outside BRICS because it insists that there are no cultures and civilizations other than the Western one, Russian philosopher and political scientist Alexander Dugin said at SPIEF-2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on a two-day visit to China at a time when the two countries celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties. In their talks, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two countries are furthering their relationship as "good neighbors, good friends, good partners." Where do China-Russia relations stand in today's complex and ever-changing world? What role does the relationship play in global stability and the development of a multi-polar world?
Before the announcement of Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to China, Global Times (GT) reporter Yang Sheng had an exclusive interview with Dugin in Moscow, where he shared his views about China-Russia relations and responses to some sharp and critical comments made by Chinese netizens on his opinions.
It’s a great pleasure to speak at the Multipolarity Forum. Why “multipolarity” is so important? Because its opposite “unipolarity” is immoral, unjust and outdated. Under the unipolarity, virtually everything, from dollars to trade to technologies to climate change, can be weaponized, and sanctions, missiles and color revolutions are the norms and used routinely at will, causing wars, havocs and untold human sufferings for millions upon millions of people, and this order has to be changed and will be changed.
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