ST. PETERSBURG, June 1. /TASS/. The countries of the global South sometimes look to the West for military and political support, but it’s becoming increasingly clear to them that Western nations can not be counted on to guarantee their security, said a report from the Valdai International discussion Club prepared for the third youth conference.
One of the chapters of the scientific paper entitled "Beyond the Scheme: The World of Real Multipolarity," analyzes the challenges standing in the way of the growth of the countries of the global South.
"The persistent lack of security remains one of the key structural obstacles to the socio-economic development of the countries of the global South, where internal armed conflicts, terrorism and proxy wars, resulting from weak state institutions and highly porous borders, occur much more frequently than in the countries of the global North. Instead of forming a united front, the countries of the global South compete with each other, openly or covertly, including for the right to regional leadership. In this context, they sometimes continue to rely on the military and political support of the West, but they increasingly perceive Western states as being not the only guarantors of security," the report said.
