Türkiye and BRICS: Realities and Perspectives on Future Integration

Mekhdiev, Elnur T; Bdoyan, David G; Pastukhov, Ilia E

doi:10.22034/igq.2025.493130.1986

Türkiye and BRICS: Realities and Perspectives on Future Integration

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

Elnur T Mekhdiev ¹

David G Bdoyan ²

Ilia E Pastukhov ³

¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Financial University, Moscow, Russian.

² Associate Professor, School of Governance and Politics, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia.

³ Master's Student, School of Governance and Politics, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia.

10.22034/igq.2025.493130.1986

چکیده

Global politics and international relations today are experiencing the most turbulent period in recent history. Amidst the whirlwind of divergent global development trends, the independent interests of the so-called "Global South" countries, advocating for the development of multipolarity and multi-format approaches in international relations and the world economy, are becoming increasingly distinct. BRICS is emerging as one of such key institutions of the developing multipolarity.
Türkiye, a country situated at the geopolitical crossroads of Europe and Asia, being one of the leaders of the Turkic world, seeks to enhance its influence in international affairs through participation in new formats offered by non-Western countries. Türkiye's interest in cooperating within the BRICS framework is rapidly becoming more evident. While the temptation to unite all those opposed to Western hegemony under "the same roof" remains strong, both for BRICS member-states and for Türkiye itself, full membership of the latter in the union would bring both benefits and costs, which necessitates distinguishing between the desired and the real.

کلیدواژه‌ها

BRICS, Multipolarity, Tü

rkiye, Integration, Geopolitics, International Economy

موضوعات

ژئوپلیتیک

عنوان مقاله English

Türkiye and BRICS: Realities and Perspectives on Future Integration

نویسندگان English

Elnur T Mekhdiev ¹

David G Bdoyan ²

Ilia E Pastukhov ³

¹ Associate Professor, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Financial University, Moscow, Russian.

² Associate Professor, School of Governance and Politics, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia.

³ Master's Student, School of Governance and Politics, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia.

چکیده English

کلیدواژه‌ها English

BRICS, Multipolarity, Tü

rkiye, Integration, Geopolitics, International Economy

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