DECADE FORECASTS
Decade Forecast: 2015-2025
MIN READFeb 23, 2015 | 02:13 GMT
The United States will continue to be the major economic, political and military power in the world but will be less engaged than in the past. Its low rate of exports, its increasing energy self-reliance and its experiences over the last decade will cause it to be increasingly cautious about economic and military involvement in the world.
Overview
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Europe
MIN READMar 17, 2017 | 02:19 GMT
Europe is a continent riven by pockets of distinct cultures whose differences are all too often irreconcilable.
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Eurasia
MIN READMar 17, 2017 | 18:05 GMT
Eurasia connects the East to the West, forming a land bridge that borders Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South Asia.
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Middle East and North Africa
MIN READMar 17, 2017 | 18:18 GMT
The Middle East and North Africa encompasses the Arabian Peninsula, the mountains of Iran, the plains of Turkey, the deserts of the Levant, the lands north of the Sahara and all coasts in between.
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Asia-Pacific
MIN READMar 17, 2017 | 19:39 GMT
Centered on the western rim of the Pacific Ocean, the Asia-Pacific region includes the easternmost countries of continental Asia as well as the archipelagos that punctuate the coast.
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Americas
MIN READMar 17, 2017 | 19:50 GMT
This geographically, culturally and politically diverse region is home to the United States, a nation whose geography helped it become the foremost economic and military power in the world
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