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This paper examines a variety of issues that will most likely shape our world in the near-term. In particular, it looks at 1) the large-scale implications of increased human mobility; 2) possible resource scarcity; 3) the security implications of rapid technological change; 4) the challenges of transnational cooperation, particularly in dealing with ‘borderless problems’; 5) Russia's more adventurous role in the world; 6) next-step developments in the Middle East and North Africa; 7) the status of poverty and economic development in Africa; and 8) geopolitical developments in Asia.