GT 2040 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In researching and drafting Global Trends, the provided throughout this project. Their National Intelligence Council (NIC) received contributions ranged from participation invaluable support from a broad and diverse in expert workshops to reviewing drafts list of contributors, including think tanks, to drafting speci昀椀c content for regional universities, consultants, business leaders, papers, building block research papers, and individual scholars and experts, students, and Global Trends. The Department of State’s colleagues inside and outside government. Bureau of Intelligence and Research played a While we cannot thank every contributor, particularly prominent role in hosting dozens we would like to acknowledge below of workshops and exchanges with outside those organizations and individuals whose experts, a collaboration that substantially contributions were particularly important for improved the Global Trends process. We also helping shape and re昀椀ne Global Trends. deeply appreciate the guidance and support Many people contributed to the research of Embassy country teams, which provided and production of Global Trends. We thank their own local and national expertise and Terree Haidet for leading our scenarios ensured we met with the widest possible development process. SFG is heavily range of informed experts. The NIC is grateful indebted to the outreach support and can- for many partners, including SAIC, Leidos, do attitude of the NIC’s analytic program and Centra Technologies for providing key managers from Booz Allen Hamilton. Graphics conference support and convening a series of maestro Mark Hernandez led the design of analytic simulations, scenario exercises, and Global Trends cover to cover and patiently workshops that tackled key uncertainties in worked with the NIC to produce creative, Global Trends. detailed, and illustrative graphics and We wish to thank the Brookings Institution, supplementary materials. Center for a New American Security, Center for We are indebted to our partners throughout Strategic and International Studies, Council on the US Government, including but not limited Foreign Relations, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Institute for the Future, International to o昀케cers at the Central Intelligence Agency, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Department of State, Department of Energy, Science Foundation, Oxford Economics, US Agency for International Development, Pardee Center for International Futures, RAND Department of Treasury, Department of Corporation, Royal Institute of International Defense, National Security Agency, and O昀케ce of the Director of National Intelligence for A昀昀airs, Strategic Business Insights, and The the time and expertise that they generously Conference Board for conducting research and 142 GLOBAL TRENDS 2040 Images / Bigstock