Policentric world emerges not because China, Russia and others have fundamentally new ideas about how to address global challenges. Nor they seek to change global rules and norms - rather, they want to better project their power, just as Western actors have done before them.
Speakers:
Oliver Stuenkel, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in São Paulo;
Marina Larionova, Head of the Center for International Institutions Research (CIIR), Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA);
Georgy Toloraya, Professor, Executive Director of the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, Director of the Center for Asian Strategy at the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Moderator:
Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director, Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club; Program Director of the Russian Council of International Relations.