The world is 2050: Interesting Predictions by Atlantic Council

[fight_professor]

As you know power shifts between countries and region. The Atlantic Council and International Futures think tanks produce National Power Index's ranking countries in terms of total power or potential power capacity based on stuff like GDP, military power, population, sci-tech etc.

Anyway, in 2050 - mid century, they estimate in order the most powerful states will be:

China
India
USA
Brazil
Japan
Germany
UK
Pakistan
France
Russia

USA down to third?

Brazil as high as 4?

Pakistan at 8?

Russia still there?

The world will be topsy turvy for those of us who are 20-40 now.

Note that 7/10 are nuclear powers.

[Canelo Phresh]

Bronze? Not bad. Where we at now?

[fight_professor]

Obviously #1. Until 2030, then China takes over.

[fight_professor]

http://www.acus.org/files/publicatio...nance_2025.pdf

[AntonTheMeh]

lol at us lasting that long. some idiot will end up pushing a button by mistake, sending us back to the stone age before that.

[ELHURACAN58]

Can they predict if Puerto Rico will be an independent country by 2050?

If they cant then I call BS.

[loui_ludwig]

Yeah, just like how the world will end in 2012.

[Jam Jars]

It's only a matter of time before China takes over the world, every thing i pick up is made there.

[Optimistic]

Eh, I'll be senile by then, so I don't really care.

[Hyper Knuckles]

I'll be president by then, it'll be okay.