For ten years, Matthew Burrows worked on the Global Trends report, a key futurological resource for the White House and the US Department of Defense. This report features bold yet accurate predictions. It was this secret document that determined and determines the main milestones and directions of American policy. You have in your hands a comprehensive analysis of what significant shifts and trends await us until 2030. We live in an era of global, significant and rapid changes in history, and it is vital to direct them in the right direction. This is an important book for anyone who makes decisions at any level. It is for those who care about their future and the future of their children. It is published in Russian for the first time.