2. Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning Issues for the Future(1 of 2) How will the world of 2050 differ from the world of today? Terrorism Globalization Unipolarity 2
3. Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning Issues for the Future (2 of 2) Gaps in Wealth The Spread of Democracy The Spread of Islamism The Demise of the Sovereign State
4. Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning The FutureWhat factors will be most important? Emerging new powers A global aging phenomenon Halting democratization A spreading radical Islamic ideology A potential for catastrophic terrorism A proliferation of weapons of mass destruction Increased pressures on international institutions 4
5. Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning New World Order, or New World Disorder? Change is constant Importance of history Integration and disintegration Two races Between knowledge and oblivion Between states’ ability to cooperatively act in concert and their historic tendency to compete and fight 5
