Afghanyar Maria

This article examines political power as a factor influencing interstate integration relations. The main emphasis is on how the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, and BRICS+ function in the context of post-global trends. The authors try to clarify the roles of political power in post-global integration processes considering contemporary geopolitical and geostrategic shifts. Given the global challenges of transnationalization based on Western technocratic dominance in the worldwide market, world powers - important geopolitical centers - are proposing new integration strategies to protect their national interests. As an example, we can note the actions taken by the BRICS+ alliance, which seeks to strengthen a multipolar world and lessen reliance on international Western financial and economic systems. In these situations, political power plays a crucial role in integration by creating coordinated strategies to protect national interests and preserve political and economic stability. Political authorities' actions are a systemic factor that affects how participants interact as well as how stable associations are in the face of global challenges. At the same time, its function aims to guarantee the long-term growth of the countries that are members of different integration associations.

The article aims to analyze and find answers to the question of whether Afghanistan’s political crisis can be resolved. The author looks at the dominant political ideology in the West and tries to relate it to the Taliban’s current political dominance. Although it is challenging to define this power as democratic, it has historical roots. After examining the advantages and disadvantages of the Western and Eastern approaches, the author concludes that Afghanistan lacks democratic institutions based on the indicators of power legitimacy. Sharia serves as the foundation for the Taliban government’s legitimacy, but it adheres to al-shura or jirga principles in its traditional interpretation of Islam. At the same time, parliamentary republics and democracies can be perfectly acceptable forms of government in an Islamic state, and citizens may consider the government legitimate.