2016 – Contours of the New Reality

... Russia’s main partner. In the US view, China’s growth and rapprochement with Russia, which is far from a full-fledged military alliance, represent a challenge. US... ... risk became obvious in 2016 when problems emerged over disputed islands in the South China Sea. Serious changes are taking place inside the collective West. The past year released the energy of social protest that had been accumulating... ... election platforms and routine rhetoric from the entrenched establishment. Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election became symbols of these...