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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former 2016 is shaping up to be will continue on in 2016. In order to
NATO Secretary General and a turbulent year in global reverse this trend, the world is in need
former Prime Minister of Denmark politics. We are seeing a surge of strong U.S. leadership with the
is a frequent speaker and lecturer in terrorism; a Middle-East support of liberal democracies from
on international leadership and in disarray with the risk of further across the globe.
geopolitical issues. He spoke to escalation of the conflict in Syria and
us recently about how he sees a growing divide between Shia and Take Europe as an example. The EU
the global issues playing out in Sunni. We’re facing an assertive Russia needs to display more cohesion and
2016, the need for a strong US to and the risk of maritime tensions in work more closely with the United
work closely with the EU and NATO the South China Sea. A slowing of States. Alone the European nation
and the pivotal importance of the the Chinese economy, and Europe states are too small to make a
upcoming US Presidential elections and Japan’s inability to improve their difference. In concert, however, the
on the world. competitiveness and invoke consumer EU member states can have a positive
optimism, is reducing global demand impact on international affairs. EU
and challenging the resilience of the unity and close cooperation with
global economic recovery. the United States and NATO vis á
vis Russia is one of the key foreign
Regrettably many of the problems policy dossiers in 2016. The message
the world was faced with in 2015 should be clear: cooperation pays and

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