Reference: Global Trends 2025
Below is the US Intelligence Community report on Global Trends 2025. Click on the Frog to read a critique of the above report.
Review (Guest): Global Catastrophes and Trends – The Next Fifty Years
Vaclav Smil Very balanced and insightful thinking on the topic, September 3, 2010 Gaetan Lion Contrary to what the title suggests, this is not about over-hyping any apocalyptic scenarios. To the contrary, Smil thinks through issues in an insightful and detached way. From the book, you develop critical thinking skills to vaccinate your mind against …
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Patrick Meier: Future Trends in Global Geospatial Information Management
Future Trends in Global Geospatial Information Management The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Information Management (GGIM) recently organized a meeting of thought-leaders and visionaries in the geo-spatial world to identify the future of this space over the next 5-10 years. These experts came up with some 80+ individual predictions. I’ve included some of the …
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Worth a Look: Berto Jongman Recommends Current Trends in al-Qaeda and Global Jihad Activity
Type : Report Title : Current Trends in al-Qaeda and Global Jihad Activity Source : Institute for National Security Studies Date Added: 17-Aug-2009 Publication Date : 1-Jul-2008 URL : http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/documents/INSS_CurrentTrends_AlQa eda_GlobalJihad.pdf Abstract : In recent years, a serious academic discussion about the al-Qaeda (or AQC – al Qaeda Central) organization has been underway, once that …
Berto Jongman: 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report
2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report Abstract Background on the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and civil societies around the world. Often referred to as …
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Anthony Judge: Spike-endowed Global Civilization as COVID-19 – Humanity “bristles” as the world “burns”
Spike-endowed Global Civilization as COVID-19 Humanity “bristles” as the world “burns” Linked Table of Contents Below the Fold.
Steven Aftergood: CRS on Global Democracy, USA a Flawed Democracy
DEMOCRACY IN DECLINE? Democracy as a political system has not advanced around the world in the past decade and by some measures it has actually declined, a new report from the Congressional Research Service observes. The obstacles are not all located abroad. Unlike its predecessors, the Trump Administration does not include democracy promotion as part …
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