Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Asia and Africa in the International System of the 21st Century and the Construction of the Global South

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The Latin American Association for Asian and African Studies and its partner universities will holding via Zoom the International Student Seminar on Asian and African Studies from 26 to 27 May 2022.
The Latin American Association for Asian and African Studies and its partner universities will holding via Zoom the International Student Seminar on Asian and African Studies from 26 to 27 May 2022. The theme of the event is “Asia and Africa in the International System of the 21st Century and the Construction of the Global South.”
According to the “justification,” “throughout this century, the international system has witnessed a significative process of transformation in the global structures of power, perhaps the largest in history. The rise of emerging countries such as China, India or Brazil has created new dynamics that have altered the traditional centres of power. Also, the increasing influence of China and the importance of Russia in the global scene have threatened the status of the United States as the only superpower in the world.
But despite this positioning of large and powerful states from the Global South like China, Russia, India or Brazil, there exists a group of smaller, yet increasingly important countries that are emerging as key and influencing actors in the international system. South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, Mexico, Egypt, Vietnam, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, amongst others, are usually recognised as part of this category of emerging powers from the Global South. 
However, not only these countries have managed to impact the current international system. Through international and regional organisations such as the African Union, the Gulf Co-operation Council or ASEAN, countries with smaller influence have succeeded in increasing their participation and global power by forming alliances with neighbours and like-minded states. In conclusion, from Singapore to Algeria, from Kazakhstan to Angola, countries from the Global South are reaching new levels of influence on the political and economic dynamics of the international system.”
To learn about the themes, objectives, and other details of the event, please visit the ALADAA website.
According to the publicity material, “The Latin American Association for Asian and African Studies (ALADAA) was created in 1976 during the XXX International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa which took place at the Centre for Asian and African Studies (CEAA) at El Colegio de Mexico. Ever since, the Association has expanded throughout Latin America and it current has eleven national chapters in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.”
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