THE WORLD AROUND RUSSIA: 2017 An Outlook for the Midterm

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

The World Today and Tomorrow 5

PART I. GLOBAL TRENDS

1. The Global Economy .11

2. The Military-Political Situation .23

3. The Global Governance Crisis .37

4. The Evolution of the Global Energy Market 52

5. Ecological Challenges 68

PART II. GEOPOLITICAL REGIONS

1. East Asia and Russia’s Development Strategy .81

2. The U.S. Factor and Its Evolution .92

3. The European Union: Possible Ways of Development 104

4. The Post-Soviet Space: Outgoing Reality .113

5. The Middle East: Threats and Potentialities .126

6. Latin America on the Eve of Change 141