Email this article Barbados' Strategic Partnership with the Global South: Motivations, Mechanisms, and Prospects for Regional and International Policy.
- Authors: Doldanova A.1
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- Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет
- Issue: No 12 (2025)
- Pages: 64-71
- Section: Competition of yuong scientists
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0044-748X/article/view/348500
- ID: 348500
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Abstract
The article analyzes the foreign policy of Barbados as a small island nation which actively engages in cooperation with countries in the Global South. It highlights key fields such as the environmental agenda, participation in South-South mechanisms, and the reform of international financial institutions. The article also focuses on Prime Minister Mia Mottley's initiatives, including the «Bridgetown Initiative», and the importance of women's leadership and small-state diplomacy in promoting global justice.
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Anastasiya Doldanova
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет
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Email: nastya.doldanova@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-1299-7599
Russian Federation
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