Opinion | Why Spy Agencies Say the Future Is Bleak – The New York Times

Experts in Washington who have read these reports said they do not recall a gloomier one. In past years, the future situations offered have tilted toward good ones; this year, the headings for how 2040 may look tell a different story: Competitive Coexistence, Separate Silos, Tragedy and Mobilization or A World Adrift, in which the international system is directionless, chaotic, and volatile as international rules and institutions are largely ignored by major powers like China, regional players and non-state actors.

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