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The next decade : where we've been-- and where we're going

The author of the book "The Next 100 Years" now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required by the decade's leaders. From Islam's decline to China's financial crisis, he offers a number of scenarios and predictions
Print Book, English, ©2011
Doubleday, New York, ©2011
Nonfiction
xvii, 243 pages : maps ; 25 cm
9780385532945, 0385532946
609529704
Rebalancing America
The unintended empire
Republic, empire, and the Machiavellian president
The financial crisis and the resurgent state
Finding the balance of power
The terror trap
Redefining policy: the case of Israel
Strategic reversal: the United States, Iran, and the Middle East
The return of Russia
Europe's return to history
Facing the western Pacific
A secure hemisphere
Africa: a place to leave alone
The technological and demographic imbalance
The empire, the republic, and the decade