The meeting of the “BRICS” leaders is intriguing to observe the changing dynamics of the new world order, a world in which the US finds itself as more of an “observer” than the dominant player it once was.

What kind of relationship will China and the United States have in ten years? Will it be primarily cooperative and collaborative in the face of the foreseeable – and unforeseeable – challenges the world will face? Or will the two countries drift toward strategic rivalry and hostile competition?