The Road to 2012: Looking Towards the Next Two Decades

Abstract

This report explores some of the trends and driving forces that will shape the future over the next twenty years. It does not provide a forecast of what will happen, but attempts to characterize in broad terms the several possible directions in which human-kind might be headed: New Empires, Market World, and Global Incoherence. The report examines the major trends in social values, technology, economics, politics, energy, environment, health, population, transportation, and commercial space transportation. It provides a seedbed of ideas to allow the crafting of plausible future scenarios for planning. The report does not define or speculate on the Coast Guard's future, but has broad applications to both public and private sector organizations. The report should be of interest to officials involved with strategic or long-range planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA272448

Entities

People

  • John L. Peterson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Computer Programming
  • Employment
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Human Population
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Recreation

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space