The report of the US National Intelligence Council, published in this book, allows you to find out what the world will look like in a couple of decades. It presents the main trends and factors in the development of the world economy, as well as assesses problems and threats to its future. The authors of the report, using the methods of scenario modeling, clearly and in an accessible form indicate the long-term perspective of the development of the world community. This book is about how, from the point of view of the main actors of international politics, the world will be after the crisis. The book is addressed to a wide range of readers: politicians, political scientists, sociologists, economists and everyone who cares about the future.