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index 253 Abe, Shinzo, 47 Afghanistan: and counterterrorism cooperation, 92; India’s relations with, 44; NATO role in, 74, 94; war in, 12, 51, 68 African Union, 89, 96 Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, 145 Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), 176 Air pollution, 113 Albright, Madeleine, 12 Algeria, counterterrorism cooperation by, 91 Alliances: and energy security, 209; U.S. leadership influenced by, 7; as U.S. strength, 27–28, 200 al Qaeda, 20, 24, 74, 84, 90–91 al Qaeda in the Maghreb, 91 al Shabab, 84, 91, 96 American Insurance Group (AIG), 37 Angell, Norman, 175 Annan, Kofi, 2, 139 Antholis, William, 210 Anti-access, access-denial (A2/AD) capabilities , 22, 158 Antiship cruise missiles, 158 Apple, 14–15 Arab Spring, 28, 51, 132 Arctic Council, 123, 124, 207 Arctic region: energy resources in, 100– 01; and energy security, 123–24; U.S. leadership in, 205 Asian nationalism, 160–62, 190 al-Assad, Bashar, 140–41, 193 Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), 45, 72 Asymmetric technologies, 22, 158 A2/AD (anti-access, access-denial) capabilities , 22, 158 Australia: and Afghanistan war, 51, 94; China’s relations with, 28, 42; counterterrorism cooperation by, 91; and Doha development round, 105; and eurozone crisis, 74; military assets of, 23; in trillionaires’ club, 40, 51; as U.S. ally, 27; and U.S. pivot toward Asia, 72–73 Autonomy, 3–4, 59, 60 Bahrain: counterpiracy cooperation by, 84, 85; as U.S. ally, 27; on U.S. intervention in Middle East, 28 Ban Ki-moon, 52–53 Bangladesh, India’s relations with, 44 Banking industry, 17 Barents Sea Treaty, 123 Baru, Sanjaya, 59 BASIC group, 66–67 12-2512-1 index.indd 253 1/8/14 3:49 PM 254 Index Belgium, IMF board member status of, 58 Biden, Joe, 77, 185 Biomass, 113 Bolivia, Brazil’s relations with, 45 Bosnia, intervention in, 196 Brahimi, Lakhdar, 139 Brazil: Bolivia’s relations with, 45; and climate change negotiations, 117; demographic trends in, 41; diplomatic service in, 25, 43; and Doha development round, 105; economic development in, 3, 13, 35, 43–46, 101; energy security in, 113, 115; and eurozone crisis, 74; foreign investments by, 88; future scenarios for, 181–82; and global financial crisis, 37–38, 39; and Haiti intervention , 130; and international institutions , 2; and Iran crisis, 142, 144, 144–46; and Ivory Coast intervention , 137; and Lebanon stabilization mission, 126; and Libya intervention, 133–34, 136; market liberalization in, 62; military capacity of, 43; and NSA spying scandal, 184–85; poverty in, 44–45; and proxy war avoidance , 149; and psychology of rise, 4; resource exports by, 88; and Security Council membership, 66; and Syria crisis, 140; trade policy in, 61–62, 63, 79; in trillionaires’ club, 40; Venezuela’s relations with, 45; and WTO, 106, 202 Bremmer, Ian, 35 BRICs: conflicts within, 214; economic growth trends in, 180–84; and U.S. coalitional power, 201–02 BRICS, 57–80; and conflict avoidance, 78–80; cooperation by, 74–75; and economic power shifts, 61–64; investment tool, 107; and multipolarity , 75–78; and psychology of rise, 57–61; and reserve currency status of dollar, 109; strategic divides within, 64–67; and Western policy, 67–74. See also specific countries BRICS Summit, 64 Brown, Gordon, 39 Brunei, South China Sea claims by, 155 Buildings, energy efficiency of, 120, 122 Burns, William, 139 Bush, George H. W., 67 Bush, George W., 68, 69, 128 Cambodia, China’s relations with, 76 Cameron, David, 46, 194 Campbell, Kurt, 168 Canada: and Afghanistan war, 51; counterterrorism cooperation by, 91; diplomatic service in, 25; and Doha development round, 105; military assets of, 23; in trillionaires’ club, 40, 51 Carbon emissions: in China, 14; cooperation on, 66–67; and energy security, 117–20; in India, 14; in U.S., 112; and U.S.-China relations, 210. See also Climate change Carr, Bob, 28 Center for a New American Security, 100 Centers for Disease Control (CDC, U.S.), 98 C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, 56 Chemical weapons, 193–97 Chilingarov, Arthur, 100 China: and Afghanistan war, 93–94; alliances of, 76–77, 167; and Arctic region, 100, 207; Australia’s economic ties to, 28; carbon emissions in, 14, 210; and climate change negotiations , 117, 121–23; corruption in, 104, 167; counterpiracy cooperation by, 84, 86, 95; counterterrorism cooperation by, 91; currency exchange rates in, 75; cyberattacks by, 152, 160, 171; defense spending in, 19–20, 22, 173–74; demographic trends in, 30, 41; and Doha development round, 105; economic development in...

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