The whole of it downloaded in about ten seconds, much faster than it took to peruse through it all. It's quite extensive but certainly covers some real potentials. Relative Certainties are projected to "Likely Impacts". Anything can change between now and then but considering the major upheavals in global stability I'd say "some" of the projections are possible. It is stated as a Certainty that the United States will remain the Single Most Powerful country but less dominant with the Likely Impact being: Shrinking economic and military capabilities will force the US into a difficult set of tradeoffs between domestic vs foreign policy priorities. I don't know about that, sounds like a Nostradamus prophetic vision. I think the "Key Uncertainties and the Potential Consequences" are more realistic. Much is dependent upon the transitions of Energy, Global Climate changes, expansion of democratic ideals and the proliferation of nuclear armament and the acquisition of such by terrorists groups. Who really knows? I'm most likely going to be around come 2025 unless some unforeseen event causes my early demise. Que sera sera!
On Oct 27, 1:41 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council (NIC), an > affiliate of the Central Intelligence Agency, issued the latest in a > series of futuristic publications intended to guide the incoming > Obama > administration. Peering into its analytic crystal ball in a report > entitled Global Trends 2025, it predicted that America's global > preeminence would gradually disappear over the next 15 years -- in > conjunction with the rise of new global powerhouses, especially China > and India. > > http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_2025/2025_Global_Trends_Final_Report.pdf > > PDF file of the report. See anything interesting? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
