The stunning advances by ISIS into Iraq came as a surprise to some and as a foregone conclusion to others. ISIS only came into existence three years ago, and it amassed a great deal of power largely because of its control of oilfields in western Syria. Just before ISIS took control of the city of Mosul, Iraqi authorities actually had managed to interrogate some high officials in ISIS that exposed how much wealth the group had been able to appropriate through its activities. The information should give the governments opposed to ISIS a greater ability to limit the group’s activities.
One of the most interesting dynamics in the current world order is the relationship of China and India. We tend to overlook this relationship as both are rising powers, with similar objectives in recasting the world order in ways that are more sympathetic to the interests of emerging powers. To a certain extend, this perspective has validity. But India and China have been familiar powers for far longer than the contemporary world order has been around, and there are some dramatic conflicts of interests between the two. We should keep our eyes on how both powers interact with each other–over the long term, this relationship is perhaps the most important in the world.
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