Nenad Dugalić, LLM*
THE POSITION OF BRICS COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MAP OF THE WORLD
Summary
Globalization transforms social relations,fundamentally changes the nature of the state, violates its sovereignty and changes the established international order. The division of the world into the rich and the poor and the aspiration of the most developed countries for domination presents,undoubtedly one of the greatest dangers for humanity and its future. It is natural and necessary that every nation has the desire and aspires to present itself to the other nations in the best light, to introduce the results of its own creativity, to introduce them to the essence of their ideas and aspirations. Nevertheless, the world is confronted with tendencies and practices of harsh imposition of values, ideological indoctrination and all kinds of forms of spiritual violence. Political and economically powerful countries, by spreading and imposing their ideology, their views on the world and the hyperproduction of their cultural creations, suffocate the culture of small and economically underdeveloped countries, impose clichés and myths, create a state of spiritual erosion of one and the dominance of other values. While, on the one hand, different societies are homogenized, on the other hand, the polarization occurs endangering their tradition, culture and spiritual heritage.
However, with the appearance of the BRICS group on the global scene, as new protagonists of high growth and development, America has been losing hegemony in most of the fields in international geopolitical relations. The economic power, which derives from the size of their economies, gives them the potential to influence world events. It is therefore very important that BRICS countries mutually work to establish the common principles of cooperation regarding the unique way of dealing with conflicts around the world, as well as creating consultation mechanisms where they can coordinate their attitudes.
At the beginning of the new millennium, the BRICS countries played an important role in overcoming the global financial and economic crisis and have made a significant contribution to the recovery of the global economy. The economic policies of sustainable growth and development of the BRICS countries have enabled the creation of new workplaces, poverty reduction and greater social inclusion. Such an economic position of the BRICS countries was possible, considering their great wealth of natural resources. Specifically, national resource policy regimes support a claim on the status of BRICS as resource superpower, as high levels of government control allow these countries to use those resources in order to achieve certain domestic developments and international diplomatic goals. Apparently, resource wealth is a very important component of BRICS countries in international relations.
Key words: BRICS, economics, natural resources, globalization, politics, culture.