A simple definition of a superpower can be a country‚ which possesses a power that is greater than great. In today’s world‚ we notice that great powers are more numerous than in a recent past when the world was divided between two sides. A superpower on the other hand‚ is characterized by five distinct strengths/powers that we shall analyze below. The economic power‚ which is the foundation of any strong and healthy country‚ will be considered as the first criteria. Among
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Global Economics January 2011 The world in 2050 Quantifying the shift in the global economy With the rapid growth of the emerging markets‚ the global economy is experiencing a seismic shift. In this piece‚ we argue that this shift is set to continue. By 2050‚ the collective size of the economies we currently deem ’emerging’ will have increased five-fold and will be larger than the developed world. And 19 of the 30 largest economies will be from the emerging world. At the same time‚ there will
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The World in 2050 Futurism is an Italian fine arts movement that was founded in 1909. Poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti began the movement to celebrate modern technology and to free Italian art from the psychology of the past. Futurism influenced the 20th century’s art and design‚ which opened doors for the movements related to sculpture‚ theater‚ architecture‚ fashion‚ and music. Futurist principles value the science of computer programming; they believe that computers will make a significant
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Life in 2050 Within the next 40 years‚ most people believe‚ the world will get the bulk of its energy from sources other than oil. Computers will converse like people. Cancer will be cured‚ and artificial limbs will outperform natural ones. Astronauts will land on Mars‚ and ordinary people will travel in space. There are all sorts of expectations for all kinds of fields and we know one thing for sure‚ that there will be some changes. There are changes that won’t matter as much‚ but there are
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Fossil motor fuels around 2050 Kjell Aleklett Global Energy Systems‚ Uppsala University‚ Sweden Abstract of paper to be presented at theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences international energy symposium‚ Energy2050‚ to be held on 19-20 October 2009 Fossil fuels are finite resources. In various regions of the world we see that production reached a maximum and then declined. Just now we consume around 85 million barrels of oil per day (mb/d) or 31 billion barrels per year. If we compare this with
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We are on the threshold of a new era. Our planet’s climate is at risk. The century of oil is coming to an end‚ and the world’s energy supply must be put on a new and sustainable foundation. In 2050 the number of people living in cities will be almost as large as the world’s entire population today — and for the first time in history‚ there will be more senior citizens than children and young people. That’s why researchers‚ inventors‚ and engineers must be more creative today than ever
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magazine Big Think asked top minds from a variety of fields to weigh in on what we might expect our world to be like 40 years from now. The result is our latest special series‚ Life in 2050. Demographic changes will certainly be dramatic. Rockefeller University mathematical biologist Joel Cohen says it’s likely that by 2050 the majority of the people in the world will live in urban areas‚ and will have a significantly higher average age than people today. In the U.S.‚ cities theorist Richard Florida
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World in 2050: World in 2050 will be inhabited by almost 9 billion and has to be made sustainable for the survival of this population. In one of the reports given by WBCSD‚ if current population maintains its rate of consumption and waste creation‚ it will need 2.3 earths to survive in 2050. For the individuals‚ businesses‚ nations and the world of 2050 the new definition of growth will be singular and that is of societal growth and sustainability. Sustainability‚ eco-friendliness‚ recyclability
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The Year 2050 A deserted island under the shadow of solitude. It is as if it has been paralysed in time. There is no sense of movement and the deafening silence lays heavily upon the surroundings‚ exerting pressure on the few creatures that remain alive. The wails of the mourning land and the faint whistle of the wind combine and predominate the atmosphere. The atmosphere is claustrophobic. The cloud of intense humidity wraps around the few remaining palm trees and they in turn hang their naked
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2010-2014 SEMESTER :: 5th NAME OF STUDENT :: Almas Shabbir. ROLL NUMBER :: 16 (Evening). SUBMITTED TO :: Prof. Kashif Ali Abbas. “The year 2050” In the last fifty years the world has undergone a great deal of transformation. There has been incredible progress in almost all spheres of life. The vistas of knowledge and advancement have grown beyond human imagination. What has been witnessed
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