The Global South amid geo-economic fragmentation: strategic responses from Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals_139
Afers 139
Publication date: 04/2025
Author:
Julieta Zelicovich and Esteban Actis
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-Julieta Zelicovich, docente e investigadora, Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina); Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - CONICET (Argentina). julieta.zelicovich@fcpolit.unr.edu.ar. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8524-9002

Esteban Actis, docente e investigador, Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (Argentina). esteban.actis@fcpolit.unr.edu. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1485-9444    

The present polycrisis – driven by geopolitical wrangling, the energy transition and Industry 4.0 – is pushing international economic relations towards greater geo-economic fragmentation. Against the backdrop of that new order, this paper seeks to contribute to understanding the Global South’s agency through an analysis of the international insertion strategies of Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The study suggests that these countries have implemented sophisticated strategies to maintain their independence and further their national interests. It uses a comparative analysis to contrast the instruments employed in each case, identifying various possible courses of action. The conclusions underscore the Global South countries’ capacity to have an impact on the emerging international order.

Keywords: geo-economic fragmentation, Global South, globalisation, international order, hedging strategy

How to cite this article: Zelicovich, Julieta y Actis, Esteban. «El Sur Global ante la fragmentación geoeconómica: respuestas de Brasil, India, Indonesia y Sudáfrica». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 139 (abril de 2025), p.195-218.  DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2025.139.1.195

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 139, p. 195-218
Quadrimestral (January-April 2025)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2025.139.1.195

Reception date:  24.09.24   ;   Acceptance date:   29.01.25

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