Exploring the Geopolitics of the 21st Century

REPORT SUMMARY

The geographical perspective of the 21st century is just now being formed. At the heart of this perspective is a rivalry between China and the United States to succeed Europe's 500-year centrality in the international system, which will be framed by a shift in global economic activity and trade, new energy resource competition, a weakening Europe and Russia, and a technological battle to control information.