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Len ISHMAEL. Aftermath of war in Europe : the west vs the global south? Rabat, Morocco : Policy Center for the New South, 2022, 269 p.
In multiple ways, the year 2022 is proving to be one of the most conflicted since the end of the Cold War. The International Structure is at an inflection point; global power is shifting. A series of crises, including a global pandemic and war in Europe, have ushered in a period of division, disruption and discord, fragmenting the world into blocs: a resurgent West, and a growing alliance of the Global South. Each bloc has its own interests. These are multilayered and complex. While the war in Europe grinds on, countries of the Global South want only that it ends. They too are paying the price for a war which is not in their interests, and 2022 was to have been the year of global recovery. Western sanctions imposed on Russia have received a lukewarm reaction by the rest of the world. The ranks of the G20 highlight this division. On this matter, they split evenly, between West and Global South. The latter seeks to balance and accommodate divergent interests while protecting its own. Deepening bilateral and multilateral ties in distinctly non-Western groupings has become an attractive option. Increasing multipolarity provides a menu of greater choice in a landscape within which global power is shifting. Despite its profound challenges, this era is not without opportunities. This book discusses the geopolitics of the day, and the issues thrown up during this period of Great Power rivalry, through the lens of the Global South. It also speaks to the manner in which geography, history and culture have shaped their response to this war in Europe, and the events around it.
In multiple ways, the year 2022 is proving to be one of the most conflicted since the end of the Cold War. The International Structure is at an inflection point; global power is shifting. A series of crises, including a global pandemic and war in Europe, have ushered in a period of division, disruption and discord, fragmenting the world into blocs: a resurgent West, and a growing alliance of the Global South. Each bloc has its own interests. These are multilayered and complex. While the war in Europe grinds on, countries of the Global South want only that it ends. They too are paying the price for a war which is not in their interests, and 2022 was to have been the year of global recovery. Western sanctions imposed on Russia have received a lukewarm reaction by the rest of the world. The ranks of the G20 highlight this division. On this matter, they split evenly, between West and Global South. The latter seeks to balance and accommodate divergent interests while protecting its own. Deepening bilateral and multilateral ties in distinctly non-Western groupings has become an attractive option. Increasing multipolarity provides a menu of greater choice in a landscape within which global power is shifting. Despite its profound challenges, this era is not without opportunities. This book discusses the geopolitics of the day, and the issues thrown up during this period of Great Power rivalry, through the lens of the Global South. It also speaks to the manner in which geography, history and culture have shaped their response to this war in Europe, and the events around it.