National Intelligence Council; Translated by Yoo Ji-hoon and Kim Soo-hyun from English to Korean; Yemun: 240 pp., 11,000 won
This book comprises the report written by the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) to show how major global trends will change over the next 15 years and influence world events.
It takes a long-term view of the future of the U.S. government and offers a range of possibilities and potential discontinuities.
The report is designed to stimulate strategic thinking through key trends, factors and their interaction.
The book includes the concept that the whole international system constructed after World War II will be revolutionized and new players such as Brazil, Russia, India and China will play a crucial role in world affairs, bringing new stakes and rules of the game.
Also, the transfer of wealth from West to East now under way will continue for the foreseeable future. The book says unprecedented economic growth will resort to shortages of resources such as energy, food, and water, raising the problem of scarcities emerging as demand outstrips supply.
-Chung Ah-young