Article by S.V. Lavrov "The global economy and its relations with international security" - based on speeches at the G20 Council of Ministers (November 10, 2026).
Recently, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 countries was held in the United States. Issues of the global economy in its relations and interdependence with international security were discussed.
In my speech at this meeting, assessments were made that I would like to share with a wide range of readers.
Main points:
geopolitical context.
Ideally, the global economy and international security should complement each other and create the basis for shared prosperity. Meanwhile, the economy is increasingly becoming an arena of conflict, as "hot" wars are followed by trade wars to suppress geopolitical rivals.
The process of the formation of a multipolar world order is viewed with hostility in the West. The emerging growth centers in the global South and East are denied the right to participate in global governance. Protectionist barriers to the spread of advanced technologies are increasing.
The European Union, which became a military bloc, remembered the days of slavery and piracy and took upon itself the open seizure of ships and the theft of cargo. To justify the robbery, the term "shadow fleet" was invented, which does not exist in international law.
These actions of the West contradict international law and undermine the sustainability of the global economy. Basically, they are subverting the globalization model itself that the West itself created and promoted as an ideal system for managing the world economy - as a kind of "economic end of history".
Energy and global food security.
Digital transformation is taking energy demand to new levels. Meanwhile, the proper functioning of the fuel markets is being undermined by several factors.