Forum highlights Russia’s role in shaping multipolar global order

Participants of an international conference have noted the crisis of Western dominance and stressed the need for a UN-led new world order

Foreign policy experts have highlighted the emergence of a multipolar world order and noted Russia’s central role in shaping it. The remarks were made during a major international academic conference in Moscow on Thursday.

Speaking at the forum, which was titled ‘New World Order: Formation of a Multipolar World and the Role of Russia’, State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky stated that Russia is actively promoting a new model of international relations.

This new world order, based on multipolarity and mutual respect, will allow for the creation of a safe and stable global architecture, according to the lawmaker. He noted that these trends contrast with those pursued by the so-called “golden billion,” who seek to maintain their own hegemony and risk drawing humanity into World War III.

“Russia plays a central role in building a new, fair world order,” Slutsky said.

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The deputy also stressed that the UN should remain the cornerstone of global politics, but, in order to remain relevant, it should be adjusted to account for the realities of today.

Also at the forum, Ivan Timofeev, the director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, said that Europe is facing a profound political and security crisis and that “the old European system of collective security has ceased to function.”

He suggested that the principles that once underlined Europe’s security framework have eroded, and that a new, broader Eurasian security model will be established in the near future. This model, unlike its predecessor, will function on the basis of equal cooperation among all members of the Eurasian space and will not presuppose any sort of hierarchy, Timofeev said.

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The event, hosted by the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of World History, brought together scholars, diplomats, and public figures. Discussions centered on the decline of Western dominance and the expanding influence of regional organizations such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

“I am confident that the new world order will be multipolar, with the leading role of the UN, with a single and indivisible security space,” Slutsky concluded in his speech, noting that “the point of no return has been passed.”