You have to keep this in mind: currently no African country in any way supports Western sanctions against Russia. Even the most “western” of all African countries, the South African country, does not support sanctions. He could barely even condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Russo-Ukrainian war has made it clear to the West that the number of its supporters is quite under control. And not only politically, but also economically. Even Turkey’s recent behavior has cast doubt on its allegiance to the West. India is pursuing its own policies, which are exclusively geared towards the national interest. They have little interest in ecological and social sustainability, in human rights, in supporting democracy and outlawing dictatorships. India has little interest in joining Western democratic and pluralistic ideas. Now we know that Mercosur’s country, Uruguay, is seeking a trade agreement with China. Argentina must follow. While that is their right, it could mean that the West, made up of North America and the European Union, ends up becoming deeply isolated in the new world of political and economic blocs.

And Western politicians are now swarming to the continent of the Global South in search of allies – just as Russian and Chinese politicians are doing too. In the case of Africa, one can ask oneself what decades of development aid have provided, how wisely these funds have been used, or whether in the end it was just some kind of gentle colonialism with friendly faces when we dumped our trash there and the children. work for us let.

Now the Mercosur agreement must be finalized. It’s good. But one can only hope that the same mistakes are not made as in African policy – and this time fair and sustainable conditions are upheld.