Publication

This report provides an overview of the three strategic challenges that are most likely to preoccupy senior decision-makers in the coming years. These are: (1) Defeating both the Sunni Salafi-Takfiri and Shia Khomeinist brands of violent Islamist radicalism; (2) Hedging against the rise of a hostile or more openly confrontational China and the potential challenge posed by authoritarian capitalist states; (3) Preparing for a world in which there are more nuclear-armed regional powers.