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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">BRICS+: Current Agenda</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">BRICS+: Current Agenda</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>БРИКС+: актуальная повестка</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">51070</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading"><subject>HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Economic Cooperation Among the Countries of the Global South: Institutional Transformations, Development Trajectories, and the Emerging Role of BRICS+</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Экономическое сотрудничество стран Глобального Юга: институциональные трансформации, траектории развития и формирование новой модели многостороннего партнерства в рамках БРИКС+</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3137-932X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Terzioglu</surname><given-names>Hande C.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Терзиоглу</surname><given-names>Ханде Чалышкан</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>PhD, доцент, Факультет политических наук</p></bio><email>hande.terzioglu@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Düzce University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Дюздже</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-07-07" publication-format="electronic"><day>07</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>1</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 1, NO2 (2025)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 1, №2 (2025)</issue-title><fpage>239</fpage><lpage>245</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-07-07"><day>07</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Terzioglu H.C.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Терзиоглу Х.Ч.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Terzioglu H.C.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Терзиоглу Х.Ч.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://bricsplus-j.ru/BRICSplusJournal/article/view/51070">https://bricsplus-j.ru/BRICSplusJournal/article/view/51070</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Economic cooperation among the countries of the Global South is reshaping the architecture of the world economy amid growing geopolitical fragmentation and the erosion of traditional centers of global influence. This article examines the structural foundations, institutional mechanisms, and new forms of South-South cooperation across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, focusing particularly on the coordination potential of the BRICS+ framework. The research employs comparative institutional analysis, network modeling of trade and investment linkages, and documentary analysis of national development strategies and multilateral agreements. The results reveal three major transformations: 1) the formation of transregional production and logistics corridors that bypass traditional global hubs; 2) accelerated institutionalization of new financial platforms and local-currency mechanisms; and 3) increasing technological and industrial collaboration within the Global South. The discussion highlights the persistent challenges of institutional heterogeneity, infrastructure asymmetry, and regulatory fragmentation, while also identifying strategic pathways for deepening cooperation. The article concludes that BRICS+ is evolving into a systemic coordination hub with the capacity to integrate regional initiatives and amplify the development potential of the Global South.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Экономическое сотрудничество стран Глобального Юга в настоящее время формирует новую архитектуру мировой экономики на фоне усиливающейся геополитической фрагментации и снижающегося влияния традиционных центров глобального развития. Проанализированы структурные основания, институциональные механизмы и новые формы взаимодействия между странами Азии, Африки, Латинской Америки и Ближнего Востока, особое внимание акцентируется на потенциале координации в рамках формата БРИКС+. Методологическая база исследования включает сравнительный институциональный анализ, сетевое моделирование торгово-инвестиционных связей, а также документальный анализ национальных стратегий развития и многосторонних соглашений. Полученные результаты свидетельствуют о трех ключевых трансформациях: 1) формировании трансрегиональных производственно-логистических коридоров, которые обходят традиционные центры мировой экономики; 2) ускоренной институционализации новых финансовых платформ и механизмов расчетов в национальных валютах; 3) расширении технологического и индустриального сотрудничества внутри Глобального Юга. Рассмотрены сохраняющиеся вызовы, связанные с институциональной неоднородностью, инфраструктурными ограничениями и нормативной фрагментацией, а также определены стратегические направления для углубления взаимодействия. В результате делается вывод о том, что БРИКС+ постепенно формируется как системный координационный узел, интегрирующий региональные инициативы и усиливающий потенциал развития стран Глобального Юга.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Global South</kwd><kwd>BRICS+</kwd><kwd>cooperation</kwd><kwd>multilateralism</kwd><kwd>regional integration</kwd><kwd>economic development</kwd><kwd>financial architectures</kwd><kwd>trade networks</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Глобальный Юг</kwd><kwd>БРИКС+</kwd><kwd>сотрудничество</kwd><kwd>многосторонность</kwd><kwd>региональная интеграция</kwd><kwd>финансовая архитектура</kwd><kwd>торговые сети</kwd><kwd>институциональные механизмы</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Wu, J., Xu, X., Wang, W., Jiang, J., Xue, Y., &amp; Jiang, L. (2026). 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