1. Choose one of the 5 future global scenarios addressed in the the Global Trends 2040 report and discuss why you believe that could be the most plausible scenario for the near future. What current structural factors/forces might contribute to the plausibility of that future scenario? What is the US's role in creating this future scenario? (NOTE: you are reading pgs 1-9)
2. How has the US's role in maintaining international world order changed (or stayed consistent) over the past 70 years? Why is maintaining the international liberal order considered a global issue? (NOTE: you are reading pgs 1-10)

 GlobalTrends_2040.pdf (dni.gov) 

 U.S. Role in the World: Background and Issues for Congress