25 Jan 2016

US-European divisions to create 'a new world order'

From Nine To Noon, 9:31 am on 25 January 2016

Forecasters at Eurasia Group, the globe's biggest political risk researchers, say the trans-Atlantic alliance, which has been the world's most important partnership for nearly seventy years, is now weaker, and less relevant, than at any point in decades.

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American unilateralism and European weakness have undermined the trans-Atlantic partnership Photo: Supplied

The Eurasia Group report predicts that a weak and disunited trans-Atlantic partnership, will see Europe and America go their separate ways this year contributing to a 'Hollow Alliance' .

Eurasia Group's 2016 'Top Risks' report also has some good news. It predicts US voters won't elect a president who will close the country to Muslims and that China's economy isn't headed for a hard landing.

Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan spoke to Eurasia's Group's Andrew Bishop