Abstract
The world is changing in ways faster than expected. Even the most astute and knowledgeable analysts of world events had not anticipated some of the developments that are affecting the global landscape. The direction of change is even harder to predict when it is actually occurring. Most contemporary observers view their own situation, the situation of the countries in which they are located and that of the world from narrowly focused lenses. They neither look deep enough into a given field nor reflect deeply on the past and how it can inform the present. The present dominates their thinking. This book provides an analysis of the changes taking place in six countries—the United States, China, India, Russia, Iran and Afghanistan—and two regions—the Middle East and Europe—that will profoundly affect the world’s future. It also examines four issues—climate change, demographic developments, the conduct of international trade and technological change—the world must face.
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Burki, S.J. (2017). Global Change and Its Consequences. In: Rising Powers and Global Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59815-8_1
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