The document outlines several risks and trends in the global security environment, including increased globalization and interconnectedness, major societal trends like population growth, urbanization, and disease, rising economic challenges such as growth in energy demand and fiscal crises, the emergence of a multi-polar geopolitical world with threats like terrorism and transnational crime, growing environmental issues including natural disasters, water scarcity and pollution, and rapidly changing technology that is transforming society and the economy.

1. Risks &Trends in the Security Environment

2. Globalization “ The growing interconnectedness reflected in the expanded flows of information, technology, capital, goods, services, and people throughout the world.” NIC, Mapping the World in 2020

4. Societal Trends

5. Societal Trends The World’s population is on course to reach 9.2 billion by 2050

6. Societal Trends

7. Societal Trends Migration

8. Societal Trends Internal Displacement

9. Societal Trends Urbanization

10. Societal Trends Infectious & Chronic Disease

11. Economic Trends

12. Economic Trends Growth Integration

13. Economic Trends Global energy demand is increasing faster than supplies

14. Economic Trends Food Prices

15. Economic Trends

16. Economic Trends Fiscal Crises

17. Economic Trends Asset Prices

18. Economic Trends Rising Powers

19. Geopolitical Trends

20. Geopolitical Trends Multi-Polar World

21. Geopolitical Trends Multi-Polar World

22. Geopolitical Trends Terrorism

23. Geopolitical Trends Arc of Instability

24. Geopolitical Trends Transnational Crime & Corruption

25. Geopolitical Trends Governance Gaps & NonState Actors

26. Environmental Trends

27. Environmental Trends Natural Disasters

28. Environmental Trends Loss of Freshwater

29. Environmental Trends Conflict Over Water

30. Environmental Trends Air Pollution & Biodiversity Loss

31. Technology Trends

32. Technology Trends Technology increasingly dominates both the economy and society

33. Technology Trends US scientific and technical leadership is declining

34. Technology Trends The pace of change is dramatically accelerating

35. Technology Trends Communication Information

36. Technology Trends Nanotechnology