"A new report from the U.S. intelligence community paints a bleak picture of what Americans can expect over the next 20 years, warning of a planet that will be ravaged by pandemics and climate change.
“During the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded the world of its fragility,” the report states. “In coming years and decades, the world will face more intense and cascading global challenges ranging from disease to climate change to the disruptions from new technologies and financial crises.”
The Global Trends report comes from the National Intelligence Council, a wing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and provides an assessment every four years on the “trends and uncertainties” the U.S. can expect over the next two decades.
The latest report, released Thursday, paints a picture of a world sure to be shaped by the aftermath of a global pandemic that will sharpen existing inequalities in wealth and health care while heightening nationalism and polarization."
Rebecca Beitsch reports for The Hill April 8, 2021.
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"Global Trends 2040" (National Intelligence Council)
"Climate Change, Rich-Poor Gap, Conflict Likely To Grow: U.S. Intelligence Report" (Reuters)
"U.S. Intelligence Report Warns of Global Consequences of Social Fragmentation" (New York Times)
"Grim View Of Global Future Offered In Intelligence Report" (AP)
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