{"product_id":"global-trends-2030-national-intelligence-council-9781945934094","title":"Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis important report, \u003cem\u003eGlobal Trends 2030-Alternative Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 2012 by the U.S. National Intelligence Council, describes megatrends and potential game changers for the next decades. Among the megatrends, it analyzes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- increased individual empowerment\u003cbr\u003e - the diffusion of power among states and the ascent of a networked multi-polar world\u003cbr\u003e - a world's population growing to 8.3 billion people, of which sixty percent will live in urbanized areas, and surging cross-border migration\u003cbr\u003e - expanding demand for food, water, and energy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt furthermore describes potential game changers, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a global economy that could thrive or collapse\u003cbr\u003e - increased global insecurity due to regional instability in the Middle East and South Asia\u003cbr\u003e - new technologies that could solve the problems caused by the megatrends\u003cbr\u003e - the possibility, but by no means the certainty, that the U.S. with new partners will reinvent the international system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents of trends, forward-looking entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades will find this essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Intelligence Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945934093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945934094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"National Intelligence Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940281778431,"sku":"9781945934094","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a554a0a6-623f-42e7-a216-680e2cc75d06.jpg?v=1681446290","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/global-trends-2030-national-intelligence-council-9781945934094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}