The Non-Aligned World

Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition

Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin, Carlos Ominami

• Publisher: Polity
• Year: 2025
• Print ISBN: 9781509564354, 9781509564347
• eBook ISBN: 9781509564361
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Non-Alignment is back with a vengeance. In recent years, the number of countries embracing this venerable approach to foreign policy has increased exponentially, making it a force to be reckoned with in world affairs. The war in Ukraine, the expansion of the BRICS group, and the conflict in Gaza have given a special impetus to its rise in a new form: Active Non-Alignment (ANA). This has gone hand-in-hand with the growing power and influence of the Global South in world politics. In this agenda-setting book, Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami, explain the origins, dynamics and significance of ANA, for the future of world order. Far from a transitory expression of the current state of affairs, they argue that ANA is here to stay. It provides a powerful guide to action and a fine-tuned compass for the Global Majority, that is, the countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, to strike out and prioritize their national interests, whilst navigating the perilous waters of a troubled world in the throes of change.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Preface
• 1. The War in Ukraine: Reactions from the Global South
• 2. What is Active Non-Alignment and What Fuels It?
• 3. The Cold War, Decolonization and the Non-Aligned Movement
• 4. The Political Economy of Active Non-Alignment
• 5. Active Non-Alignment and the ASEAN Way
• 6. From the Extreme West to Active Non-Alignment
• 7. The Global South and Active Non-Alignment
• Conclusion
• Afterword
• Index
• End User License Agreement