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Vying for influence in the Global South

The last two years have witnessed significant global developments that brought geopolitics back to center stage and exacerbated global divisions. The CSIS 2024 Global Forecast—A World Dividing—offers insights from dozens of our scholars on the most urgent questions in the year ahead around security, technology, geoeconomics, alliances, and regional influence.

 

This fourth and final installment of A World Dividing analyzes the key areas that will define the fierce battle for influence in the Global South. CSIS experts offer diverse views on regional diplomatic strategy, the humanitarian agenda, global health leadership, climate adaptation, and global food and water security—challenges that will determine geopolitical power and shape the future of the global order.

This volume follows the first three installments of A World Dividing, which explore the myriad issues facing U.S.-China competition in 2024, the rapidly shifting contours of global economic and technology competition, and the outlook for the conflicts raging in Europe and the Middle East.

We invite you to explore the perspectives below to deepen your thinking on these issues.

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