Chapter 1 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN 2016 1 An Overview (1) The world economy had a difficult and protracted recovery amid profound hanges (2) International balance of power continued its shift from the west to the east (3) Traditional and non-traditional security threats were complex and interwoven (4) Populism and extremist ideologies were on the rise 2 Regional Situation (1) Asia (2) The Situation in West Asia and North Africa (3) Sub-Saharan Africa (4) The Eurasian Region (5) Europe (6) North America and Oceania (7) Latin America and the Caribbean 3 Thematic Review (1) The 2016 US Presidential Election (2) The United Kingdom Voted to Leave the EU Through Referendum (3) The UN Security Council Deliberated on the Korean Nuclear Issue (4) Continued Turmoil in Syria (5) Official Start of the Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for the Iranian Nuclear Issue (6) The Election of the Secretary-General of the UN ……
