The key question this book seeks to answer is whether Russia’s foreign policy pivot to the Global South, which crystallized after February 24, 2022, was merely a situational response driven by the need to find allies in its confrontation with the West, or a long-term strategic transformation. The authors of this book conclude that Russia’s evolving foreign policy trajectory toward the Global South represents not merely a tactical adjustment but a profound structural shift in its international strategy. Facing an abrupt rupture in relations with the West, Moscow has sought to establish a new, consequential role within the reconfigured global political, economic, and security environment. The Kremlin’s invocation of the “World Majority” reflects an attempt to reconceptualize the Global South as a key arena for advancing Russia’s interests in the post-Western world order.