The world is increasingly riven by global competition rather than cooperation.

The world is increasingly riven by global competition rather than cooperation. Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 3 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2.1 We agree that geopolitical change and competition are major global trends. Western democracies’ share of economic power has declined: the G7’s share of world GDP in 1975 was 62%; it is now 45%. Conflict and instability, exacerbated by the existential issue of climate change, will likely grow in