The World in 2035: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
... existing regional organizations and sub-international mechanisms reflecting common political, economic, and security demands of their members will not only survive, but may become more active protagonists, playing the most prominent role, such as the BRICS, the SCO, the EU, NATO, the ASEAN, the ALU, and so on. The institutional inertia accumulated by long-standing organizations should not be underestimated; it is almost impossible to imagine how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization can be dissolved or even radically transformed. Instead, it is highly likely that at least some of these multilateral institutions will grow in numbers of their ...