ABSTRACT
This century’s broad demographic and geopolitical trends are reasonably well known and set the landscape for the United States to likely remain the dominant military power. India will eclipse China as the world’s most populous country around 2022; China, with an aging population, may see an economic decline, similar to Japan and much of Europe; Australia, Canada, New Zealand and most of Europe will decline slightly in terms of global inuence; and Africa will experience the fastest and largest growth in cities, economies and relative global impact, especially in the second half of the century.
