The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a quick and fun read, although I approached its promise of prophecy with trepidation. I recall how far off the mark was the prediction of [a:H.G. Wells|880695|H.G. Wells|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1392678719p2/880695.jpg] in [b:The Outline of History, Vols. I and II|1153149|The Outline of History, Vols. I and II|H.G. Wells|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1181438952s/1153149.jpg|2102145] that WWI was so terrible it would prevent later global wars. However, this 2009 work seems prescient on many points now coming to pass: drones in wars, Russia grabbing at Ukraine, and even Turkey beginning to assert itself as an Islamic imperialist hegemon. (Might the Haghia Sophia return to being a mosque?) Also an eventual return to the global stage of a muscular Mexico and Poland feel substantiated. Lunar military bases, "battle stars", and space-based solar power? Well, I dunno... But, well...
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