Anti-neocolonial agenda: Pros & Cons of Russia's Approach

Soft power is a globalist phenomenon not only because it contains the hegemonic component, but also because it is associated with promotion of universal rules and global solutions. This implies a set of relationships that constitute a multilateral institutional system designed to collectively solve common problems.

The new anti-neocolonial agenda proposed by Russia as part of its discourse has a significant potential. It has yet to be elaborated. This requires a new vision of future relations between leading countries and the states that seek to catch up with them, as well as practical solutions to key problems of the Third World, argues Dmitriy Ofitserov-Belskiy in his latest for @ruglobalaffairs.