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December 11, 2012

Intel Report: Asia’s Power to Surpass U.S. and Europe Combined 
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A new report from the U.S. intelligence community says Asia will become
more powerful than both the United States and Europe combined by the
year 2030. The National Intelligence Council predicts Asia will possess
more "overall power" when population size and other factors are taken
into account. The Council also predicts China will surpass the United
States to become the world’s largest economy within the next 20 years.
Other projections include a looming global decline in food and water
resources that could see nearly half the world’s population living in
areas hit by "severe water stress."

 

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