Founded in 1998 in the United States, the Eurasia Group consulting company specializing in a variety of problems that threaten the world has published its rating of the main risks that humanity will face in 2021, RIA Novosti reports.
The first line in the list is occupied by “divided America”, where after the inauguration of Joe Biden scheduled for January 20, an era begins when about half of the inhabitants of the United States will consider every next head of state to be illegitimate.
According to experts, as a consequence of this, the tense atmosphere will affect the geopolitical situation around the world and lead to a recession in the field of international relations.
The “long coronavirus” is in second place, which will threaten not only people’s lives, but also the global economy. The pandemic will leave a legacy of high debt burden, jobless people, and a widening gap between rich and poor citizens in most of the world.
On the third line it is the fight against climate change, which can cause international competition.
Also, the growth of tensions in relations between Washington and Beijing, difficulties with the transfer of data in an international format, the possibility of a global conflict in the digital space, the decline of the Middle East economies due to low oil prices and the planned resignation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel have entered the list of the year’s main risks.