The West versus the Rest  

The emerging new world order is shaping up as a three-cornered tussle whereby the South will try to balance the East (Russia and China) and the West as to who gives them more benefits. In an 8 billion world, the geopolitical contest is really about whether the 1 billion West or 1.8 billion East can win the hearts and minds of the 5.2 billion in the South.