Strategic Trends 2023: Key Developments in Global Affairs

Abstract

Offers a concise analysis of major developments in world affairs, with a primary focus on international security. In the first chapter, Brian G. Carlson discusses the challenges to world order that China and Russia pose, both separately and through their partnership. In the second chapter, Sophie-​Charlotte Fischer analyzes the US quest to deny China access to critical technology and know-​how through allied export controls. In the third chapter, Névine Schepers discusses how a worsening global security environment and rising nuclear threats have brought to the forefront the crucial role played by US alliance networks in both Europe and Asia, the extended deterrence arrangements on which they rely and the increasing interconnectedness between both regions. In the final chapter, Boas Lieberherr analyzes India’s foreign policy and argues that New Delhi seeks to avoid overdependence on any country while leveraging diverse partnerships in a quest for security and status as an emerging major power.