delivering commissioned assessments on key An essential component of this project was functional trends and scenarios development. our conversations with audiences all around the world. We are grateful to the academics, The NIC bene昀椀ted from invaluable discussions with faculty and students at a range of business leaders, government o昀케cials, civil universities, including Georgetown University, society organizations, journalists, and futurists Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, in various corners of the globe who took the Notre Dame, Stanford University, Tufts time to share their ideas and perspectives University, the University of Pennsylvania, with us. the University of Denver, University of Texas We also would like to individually recognize at Austin, and the University of Virginia. We and thank the following contributors: also received key feedback and insights in Professor John Ikenberry of Princeton our virtual discussion with students from University co-led workshops with SFG on key universities a昀케liated with the Intelligence questions and provided critical feedback and Community’s Centers for Academic Excellence. support throughout three years of research, We would also like to thank the Columbia as did fellow scholars in their personal Heights Educational Campus in Washington, capacity: Amitav Acharya, Robert Art, Sheri DC for hosting a conversation with students Berman, Bear Braumoeller, Zach Cooper, Dale about the project early in the process. Copeland, Matt Daniels, Henry Farrell, Tanisha Global Trends bene昀椀ted tremendously from Fazal, Martha Finnemore, Harold James, Robert exchanges with our international foresight Jervis, Miles Kahler, David Kang, Jonathan partners, including Canada’s Policy Horizons, Kirchner, Jacob Kirkegaard, Charles Kupchan, the European Strategy and Policy Analysis Je昀昀 Legro, Mike Mastanduno, Kate McNamara, System, Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA), the John Mearsheimer, Jonathan Moreno, Finnish Prime Minister’s O昀케ce and Foreign Abraham Newman, John Owen, Barry Posen, Ministry, the Organization for Economic Co- Mira Rapp-Hooper, Douglas Rediker, Elizabeth operation and Development (OECD) Strategic Saunders, Randy Schweller, Jack Snyder, Foresight Unit, the Swedish Foreign Ministry Manfred Steger, Constanze Stelzenmueller, and National Defense College, the Singapore Monica Toft, Jessica Chen Weiss, William Centre for Strategic Futures, and the UK Wohlforth, Tom Wright, Ali Wyne, and Keren Ministry of Defense Development, Concepts, Yarhi-Milo. and Doctrine Centre. A MORE CONTESTED WORLD 143 Images / Bigstock