The world is witnessing a new strategic moment, with the rise of China’s tech and infrastructure clout across Africa, Latin America & the Greater Arabian Gulf (BRICS led “Global South”), whilst, simultaneously, America and some of its hawkish European allies seemingly seek to promote a Cold War 2 framework for “the West” and “the rest”, weaponizing trade, investment and diplomacy in the process… But a more peaceful, centrist middle way may still be possible

in this reprint of our Q4 2015 primer/presentation originally published in Paris and Washington, we look at the likely financial and economic impact of China’s “tech and infra driven global growth model”, including the establishment of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and, perhaps more importantly, at how America’s “Wilsonian” policy makers are likely to respond to the perceived challenge …

The author explains why, as a consequence of its abrupt “pivot to APAC”, the United States may eventually lose important geo-economic allies in Western Asia and EMEA, including Saudi Arabia, Israel and France etc.

our read our classic primer re China’s AIIB, the BRICS Bloc & America’s Response