NEW BALANCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF BRICS ALLIANCE
NEW BALANCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF BRICS ALLIANCE

Author(s): Aleksandar Jazić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, International Law, Geopolitics
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: The end of the Cold War; unipolarity; globalization; intervention; Yugoslavia; United Nations; BRICS
Summary/Abstract: The end of the Cold War marked the beginning of a new era in which the future seemed certain. The Western powers won, the Eastern Bloc collapsed and unipolarity was created. The process of globalization started, and it seemed that the supremacy of the West was guaranteed. However, the globalization created new opportunities for old powers and for those in the ascent. In the meantime, a moment of total dominance of one superpower happened in the form of the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was conducted without a decision of the United Nations Security Council. This event has demonstrated all the dangers of a unipolar order in international relations and contempt of international law. New technologies and forms of communications created conditions for new forms of cooperation and alliance between countries. It was used by Russia, China, India, Brazil and South Africa to establish the BRICS alliance and begin the process of establishing a new balance in international relations. This Alliance is based on economic cooperation, but the issue of security gets more and more relevant in mutual relations. Currently, BRICS accounts for almost onequarter of global GDP, which is a key precondition for strong positioning in international relations. Development of BRICS cooperation is on the way to create a counterweight in today’s world. Thus, international law can regain its strength and be respected as a basic tool for conflict solution. The United Nations could again become the most important place for dialogue and keeping stability in the world.

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