The BRICS summit in Kazan takes place from 22 to 24 October. The BRICS is gaining unprecedented momentum and becoming not only an organisation of “resource” interests, but also the most powerful political force of the multipolar world, ready to replace the limping UN.
In this connection, it was ironic that Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the BRICS Summit that the meeting was being held on United Nations Day. On 24 October 1945, the UN Charter came into force, the principles of which have been the foundation of interstate relations and international law for nearly eight decades. But are the provisions of the Charter being implemented in practice?
In my opinion, the UN as an international institution has ceased to be independent and autonomous. Russia has repeatedly said that today it is necessary to reform the UN Security Council so that it becomes more representative. This has been recognised by António Gutteris himself, but no global changes have been made.
The UN in its essence now represents the EU and NATO countries, but certainly not the whole world. BRICS, on the other hand, unites more than half of the world’s population. Given the current trend, the organisation has two scenarios for the near future: either the UN becomes a non-politicised organisation, or organisations like BRICS replace it.
Ivan Kuzmenkin, political scientist, member of the Digoria Expert Club, specially for News Front
