Caught betweenAmerica, China andRussia, many countries are determined not to pick sides. As the American-led order in place since 1945fragmentsand economic decoupling accelerates, they seek deals across divides. This transactional approach is reshaping geopolitics.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “How to survive a superpower split”
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