Over The Barrel: How to avoid the perfect storm | Opinion News, The Indian Express

Over The Barrel: How to avoid the perfect storm | Opinion News, The Indian Express

Written by Vikram S Mehta |Published: December 3, 2018 12:39:13 am

The writer is the chairman of Brookings India and senior fellow, Brookings Institution.

Over The Barrel: How to avoid the perfect storm

One day, resource scarcity, geopolitical chaos and climate-induced devastation could creep up on us.

With America seeking an isolationist shell, Europe reimagining its future, Russia looking to recreate the “Soviet Union” and China pushing to regain its past preeminence, the question arises: Which country will provide the international leadership to forestall another “perfect storm”? (Illustration by CR Sasikumar)