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Geostrategists: Give Russia and China a Rest
Everyone loves talking about war, but fighting pollution is important to humanity, too.
Better targets.
Photographer: Sergei FadeichevTASS via Getty ImagesIn recent years, concern about a resurgent Russia has dominated the Western security establishment's conversations. Judging by this year's edition of the Munich Security Report, which traditionally sets the agenda for the high-profile conference held in the Bavarian city -- it's starting on Friday -- the focus is gradually beginning to shift to China. Big and important as these authoritarian countries are, though, I can't help thinking the West should pay a bit more attention to internal threats.
In 2016, as evidenced by this word cloud compiled from the report, Russia was the number one theme, largely because of its bold move into Syria.