25 Jan 2016

US-European divisions to create 'a new world order'

From Nine To Noon, 9:31 am on 25 January 2016

Forecasters at Eurasia Group, the globe's biggest political risk researchers, say the trans-Atlantic alliance, which has been the world's most important partnership for nearly seventy years, is now weaker, and less relevant, than at any point in decades.

American unilateralism and European weakness have undermined the trans-Atlantic partnership Photo: Supplied

The Eurasia Group report predicts that a weak and disunited trans-Atlantic partnership, will see Europe and America go their separate ways this year contributing to a 'Hollow Alliance' .

Eurasia Group's 2016 'Top Risks' report also has some good news. It predicts US voters won't elect a president who will close the country to Muslims and that China's economy isn't headed for a hard landing.

Nine to Noon's Kathryn Ryan spoke to Eurasia's Group's Andrew Bishop