09/01/2018
The United States remains the world´s leading power. However, China is cutting distances at a good pace and Russia has a great capacity for resilience. In the next few years we Will see how the trend towards the consolidation of a multipolar world, already in force, is confirmed, A gradual evanescence of American power Will converge with the solw but forceful Chinese rise. In these circumstances, althought Russia´s weight is much more limited (without authentic global claims), it can still playa n important role in deciding (and perhaps decanting) the great alliances on a global scale. Likewise, the power play in areas such as the China Sea or Central Asia can imply new tensions with neighboring countries, such as Japan or Kazakhstan.
Author: Josep Baqués
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