NIC - Mapping the Global Future: Introduction

The international order is in the midst of profound change: at no time since the formation of the Western alliance system in 1949 have the shape and nature of international alignments been in such a state of flux as they have during the past decade. As a result, the world of 2020 will differ markedly from the world of 2004, and in the intervening years the United States will face major international challenges that differ significantly from those we face today. The very magnitude and speed of change resulting from a globalizing world—regardless of its precise character—will be a defining feature of the world out to 2020.

NIC - Mapping the Global Future: Introduction

Report of the
National Intelligence Council's
2020 Project

Thinking about the future. Never a waste of time. The Americans are preparing to remain the dominant global power.
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