The World in 2035: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
... the future, the dynamics of great power relations will change, and the positions of Russia-US and China-US relations in US diplomacy may be swapped. After the end of the war in Ukraine, Russia may no longer be the "most direct threat" to the United States with Russia's relations with the West easing. At the same time, China-US relations will become the most direct focus of the United States. This is not to say that Russia-U.S. relations will turn friendly and China-U.S. relations will necessarily deteriorate, but only that Russia-U.S. relations will be relatively less ...