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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2329</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8986</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">50619</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2329-2026-34-1-24-44</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">UHPSTN</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Developed and developing countries economy</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Экономика развитых и развивающихся стран</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">BRICS as a center of interfacing civilizations</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>БРИКС как центр сопряжения цивилизаций</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8712-8109</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4853-6779</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Grinivetskiy</surname><given-names>Igor I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гринивецкий</surname><given-names>Игорь Игоревич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Faculty of World Economy and World Politics</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики</p></bio><email>grin_2003@rambler.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0585-4999</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8269-6076</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Storozhuk</surname><given-names>Ruslana P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сторожук</surname><given-names>Руслана Петровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Management</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат политических наук, доцент кафедры экономики и управления</p></bio><email>storozhukrp@my.msu.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">National Research University Higher School of Economics</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University in Sevastopol</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Филиал Московского государственного университета имени М.В. Ломоносова в городе Севастополе</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-06-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>34</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">NEW VECTORS OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITHIN BRICS+</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">НОВЫЕ ВЕКТОРЫ ТОРГОВЛИ И ИНВЕСТИЦИЙ В РАМКАХ БРИКС+</issue-title><fpage>24</fpage><lpage>44</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-06-15"><day>15</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Grinivetskiy I.I., Storozhuk R.P.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Гринивецкий И.И., Сторожук Р.П.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Grinivetskiy I.I., Storozhuk R.P.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Гринивецкий И.И., Сторожук Р.П.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/50619">https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/50619</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The study analyzes the role of BRICS in shaping the multipolar architecture of international relations. The focus is on the economic and geopolitical functions of the alliance, in particular its role as a platform for bringing civilizations together and mitigating global contradictions. The increasing tension in the system of international relations and the widespread escalation of conflicts compel us to talk about instruments, institutions and associations that have a direct or indirect opportunity to influence the stabilization and settlement of global contradictions. The proactive socio-economic and political inclusive expansion of the BRICS, which is spreading across the spectrum of civilizations, can already form alternative centers of regional power today, gradually bringing the opposing powers closer together. The purpose of the study is to identify the influence of civilizational factors on the geopolitical situation and to determine the role of BRICS in shaping the new world order through integration socio-economic processes. Analytical methods were used to study the theoretical foundations, methods of systematization and content analysis for processing publications and data. Comparative analysis was also used to identify the features of BRICS in relation to Western alliances, deduction and induction to create a holistic model of the alliance’s influence on world politics. It is determined that BRICS plays an important role in promoting the processes of de-dollarization, providing financial resources through the New Development Bank and strengthening the positions of the participating countries in the international system. It has been established that the alliance actively promotes the rapprochement of civilizations through transparent and tolerant partnership. The analysis showed that the architecture of BRICS cooperation attracts the interest of non-Western countries due to a fair and equitable approach, which leads to an increase in the number of those wishing to join the alliance. The intensification of forums, the creation of coordinating institutions and the strengthening of economic ties make BRICS an important element of international politics. The analysis of geopolitical processes demonstrates that the expansion of BRICS occurs mainly in the zones of civilizational faults identified by S. Huntington, while the alliance includes representatives of 6 of the 8 major civilizations (Orthodox, Sini, Hindu, Latin American, Islamic and African). It has been established that, unlike Western associations with pronounced US leadership, BRICS has a polycentric decision-making model that requires consensus among all participants, which creates institutional prerequisites for mitigating inter-civilizational contradictions. It has been revealed that the New Development Bank, which approved loans worth $32.3 billion without political conditions by the end of 2023, is forming an alternative model of international financing that promotes economic convergence of states of different civilizations. Of particular importance is the strategy of “inclusive expansion” of the BRICS, in which countries in potential or actual confrontation (India - Pakistan, Iran - Saudi Arabia, Egypt - Ethiopia) are accepted into the alliance, which creates a platform for dialogue and economic cooperation that reduces the potential for conflict along the lines of civilizational fault.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Исследование посвящено анализу роли БРИКС в формировании многополярной архитектуры международных отношений. Основное внимание уделено экономическим и геополитическим функциям альянса, в частности его роли как платформы для сопряжения цивилизаций и смягчения глобальных противоречий. Возрастающая напряженность в системе международных отношений и повсеместная эскалация конфликтов вынуждает говорить об инструментах, институтах и объединениях, которые имеют прямую или косвенную возможность влиять на стабилизацию и урегулирование глобальных противоречий. Проактивная социально-экономическая и политическая инклюзивная экспансия БРИКС, которая распространяется в контур разлома цивилизаций, уже сегодня может формировать альтернативные центры региональной силы, постепенно сближающие противоборствующие державы. Целью исследования является выявление влияния цивилизационных факторов на геополитическую ситуацию и определение роли БРИКС в формировании нового мирового порядка через интеграционные социально-экономические процессы. Применены аналитические методы для изучения теоретических основ, методы систематизации и контент-анализ для обработки публикаций и данных. Использованы также сравнительный анализ для выявления особенностей БРИКС относительно западных альянсов, дедукция и индукция для создания целостной модели влияния альянса на мировую политику. Определено, что БРИКС играет важную роль в продвижении процессов дедолларизации, предоставлении финансовых ресурсов через Новый банк развития и укреплении позиций стран-участников в международной системе. Установлено, что альянс активно способствует сближению цивилизаций благодаря транспарентному и толерантному партнерству. Анализ показал, что архитектура сотрудничества БРИКС вызывает интерес у стран не-Запада благодаря справедливому и равноправному подходу, что приводит к росту числа желающих присоединиться к альянсу. Активизация форумов, создание координирующих институтов и укрепление экономических связей делают БРИКС важным элементом международной политики. Анализ геополитических процессов демонстрирует, что расширение БРИКС происходит преимущественно в зонах цивилизационных разломов, идентифицированных С. Хантингтоном, при этом альянс включает представителей 6 из 8 основных цивилизаций (Православной, Синской, Индуистской, Латиноамериканской, Исламской и Африканской). Установлено, что в отличие от западных объединений с выраженным лидерством США, в БРИКС функционирует полицентричная модель принятия решений, требующая достижения консенсуса между всеми участниками, что создает институциональные предпосылки для смягчения межцивилизационных противоречий. Выявлено, что Новый банк развития, одобривший к концу 2023 г. кредиты на 32,3 млрд долл. без политических условий, формирует альтернативную модель международного финансирования, способствующую экономической конвергенции государств различных цивилизаций. Особую значимость приобретает стратегия «инклюзивной экспансии» БРИКС, при которой в альянс принимаются страны, находящиеся в потенциальной или актуальной конфронтации (Индия - Пакистан, Иран - Саудовская Аравия, Египет - Эфиопия), что создает платформу для диалога и экономического сотрудничества, снижающего конфликтный потенциал на линиях цивилизационного разлома.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>international relations</kwd><kwd>multipolar world</kwd><kwd>tellurocracy</kwd><kwd>talassocracy</kwd><kwd>economic architecture</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>международные отношения</kwd><kwd>многополярный мир</kwd><kwd>теллурократия</kwd><kwd>талассократия</kwd><kwd>экономическая архитектура</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Abdenur, A. (2017). Can the BRICS cooperate on international security? 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