“70th anniversary of Bandung: from ‘non-alignment’ to shared development and cooperation of national states against hegemonism”

Whereas the Bandung Conference was a source of hope for humanity’s search for a new civilization, andthe Non-Aligned Movement was one of the initial stages of the road map to this civilization, today we arewitnessing the rise of a new civilization from Asia that constitutes an alternative to the imperialist systemin every sphere of life. The US offensive to destroy the national states of the developing world has led toa rediscovery of the importance of the “national state” as a key element of the Bandung spirit all over theworld. The US offensive triggered the resistance of national states and national armies. “Non-alignment,”which was a precondition for independence in the Oppressed and Developing World at the time of theBandung Conference, is no longer a decisive concept today. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization,BRICS, the Belt and Road Initiative, and related organizations and activities stand out as internationalformations in the developing world. The common characteristic of these formations is that the main factorthat unites and mobilizes the participating countries in the same direction is the common interests andgoals of the countries.