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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule... |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [] |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [] No |
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As of April 18, 2023, there were 5,941 million shares of Alphabet’s Class A stock outstanding, 882 million shares of Alphabet's Class B stock outstanding, and 5,874 million shares of Alphabet's Class C stock outstanding. |
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Image / Bigstock | Bagir Bahana / Unsplash |
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GLOBAL TRENDS OVERVIEW |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Climate change will increasingly exacerbate risks to human and national security and force states to make hard choices and tradeoffs. The burdens will be unevenly distributed, heightening competition, contributing to instability, straining military readiness, and encouraging political movements. |
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ECONOMICS |
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Several global economic trends, including rising national debt, a more complex and fragmented trading environment, the global spread of trade in services, new employment disruptions, and the continued rise of powerful firms, are shaping conditions within and between states. Calls for more planning and regulation will i... |
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TECHNOLOGY |
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The pace and reach of technological developments will increase, transforming human experiences and capabilities while creating new tensions and disruptions for all actors. Global competition for the core elements of technology supremacy will increase. Spin off technologies and applications will enable rapid adoption. |
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STATE |
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Governments will face mounting pressures from the combination of economic constraints; demographic, environmental, and other challenges; and more empowered populations. A growing gap between public demands and what governments can deliver will raise tensions, increase political volatility, and threaten democracy. The m... |
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INTERNATIONAL |
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Power in the international system will evolve to include a broader set of sources, but no single state is likely to be positioned to dominate across all regions or domains. The United States and China will have the greatest influence on global dynamics, forcing starker choices on other actors, increasing jockeying over... |
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A WORLD ADRIFT |
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The international system is directionless, chaotic, and volatile as international rules and institutions are largely ignored. OECD countries are plagued by slower economic growth, widening societal divisions, and political paralysis. China is taking advantage of the West’s troubles to expand its international influence... |
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COMPETITIVE COEXISTENCE |
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The United States and China have prioritized economic growth and restored a robust trading relationship, but this economic interdependence exists alongside competition over political influence, governance models, technological dominance, and strategic advantage. The risk of major war is low, and international cooperati... |
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SEPARATE SILOS |
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The world is fragmented into several economic and security blocs of varying size and strength, centered on the United States, China, the EU, Russia, and a few regional powers, and focused on self-sufficiency, resiliency, and defense. Information flows within separate cyber-sovereign enclaves, supply chains are reorient... |
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TRAGEDY AND MOBILIZATION |
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A global coalition, led by the EU and China working with NGOs and revitalized multilateral institutions, is implementing far-reaching changes designed to address climate change, resource depletion, and poverty following a global food catastrophe caused by climate events and environmental degradation. Richer countries s... |
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A MORE CONTESTED WORLD |
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large segments of the global population are becoming wary of institutions and governments that they see as unwilling or unable to address their needs. People are gravitating to familiar and like-minded groups for community and security, including ethnic, religious, and cultural identities as well as groupings around in... |
At the state level, the relationships between societies and their governments in every region are likely to face persistent strains and tensions because of a growing mismatch between what publics need and expect and what governments can and will deliver. Populations in every region are increasingly equipped with the to... |
In the international system, no single state is likely to be positioned to dominate across all regions or domains, and a broader range of actors will compete to shape the international system and achieve narrower goals. Accelerating shifts in military power, demographics, |
economic growth, environmental conditions, and technology, as well as hardening divisions over governance models, are likely to further ratchet up competition between China and a Western coalition led by the United States. Rival powers will jockey to shape global norms, rules, and institutions, while regional powers an... |
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ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS FOR 2040 |
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Human responses to these core drivers and emerging dynamics will determine how the world evolves during the next two decades. Of the many uncertainties about the future, we explored three key questions around conditions within specific regions and countries and the policy choices of populations and leaders that will sh... |
How severe are the looming global challenges? |
How do states and nonstate actors engage in the world, including focus and type of engagement? |
Finally, what do states prioritize for the future? |
In Renaissance of Democracies, the world is in the midst of a resurgence of open democracies led by the United States and its allies. Rapid technological advancements fostered |
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GLOBAL TRENDS 2040 |
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