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November 29, 2012

The World of 2013: A Year of Conflict

Jessica Mathews, Foreign Policy

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Three major forces will loom behind the headlines in 2013, driving events in the new year: the crisis of the Western political order, rising sectarian strife in the Middle East, and worries about American withdrawal from the world.

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TAGGED: Asia, Middle East, global economy

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