LATIN AMERICA IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING WORLD ORDER

The article is based on the results of changes in the world order. The dominant views on the new balance of power on the world stage and the existing approaches to dividing the international community into main segments are commented on. The role of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LCA) in the process of reformatting the world order is interpreted in this vein. Its reaction to the demarcation of the world community or to the new articulation of its segments is considered. Both scientific analysis and applied developments require taking into account common dominants and understanding of the growing diversity in the state of societies and economies. The adaptation of the LCA countries is proceeding in many directions, including integration processes, diversification and, in some cases, a radical reformatting of external economic relations, which is combined with the search for new forms of technological renewal. The trend of moving away from the role of a passive object to the role of a real protagonist of the world economy and world politics is manifesting itself more and more persistently in the LCA, which is accompanied by the emergence of the leading states of the region on the global stage. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.