GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

GEOPOLITICS the study of how a country’s position, economy, and population influence its politics, especially in relation to other countries Adj. GEOPOLITICAL

What big-picture geopolitical issues are likely to dominate geopolitics and the world economy in the coming decades? What are the key business issues of this century?

HYPOCRISY SUSTAINABLE FORESEEABLE FUTURE DEPENDENCY SHORTAGE COMMODITY CREATIVE (n.) RETAIN DIVERSITY BACKLASH a person whose job involves producing original ideas or doing artistic work a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time a strong, negative reaction to something, esp. to change as far into the future as you can imagine or plan for product that can be traded, bought, or sold causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time a range of different things or people a country that is controlled by another country a lack of something that you need or want to keep someone or something