A brief history of the future Book

	List of Tables
	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	The Forecast	7
	The Forces Shaping the Future	9
	What Happened	10
	What's Ahead?	15
	1993-1994	16
	1995-1996	17
3	The Impact of the Idea of Freedom	25
	Freedom and Upheaval	27
	Empowerment	30
	The Fall of Soviet Communism	33
	The Movement of People and Ideas	35
	Democratization and American International Interests	38
4	The Real Revolution: Communications and Other Technologies of Freedom	43
	The Dark Side of the Information and Communications Revolution	46
	Technology and Governance	48
	Technology and Political Change	51
	What's Ahead?	52
	Technology and Tomorrow's Freedoms	58
5	Prospects for Regional Integration and Conflict Resolution	61
	The Role of Trade in Shaping International Relations	62
	The Political Momentum Behind Integration	63
	Present Obstacles	65
	The Future Appeal of Integration	68
	Challenges for the United States	72
6	The Obsolescence of War	77
	The End of All That?	78
	The Declining Appeal of Force	82
	Does Free Trade Imply More Arms Trade?	84
	Implications for the Emerging World Order	88
7	Circa 2000	91
	World Politics Around 2000	92
	Ideas and Their Consequences	97
	Religious Revival and Reflection	102
	Who Will Be Leaders?	106
8	Conclusions	109
	The Central Role of Education	110
	The American Response to Change	112
	The Importance of Vision	114
	Implications for American Foreign Policy	117
	The Future Beyond Us	126
	And the Future Within Us	128
	Appendix: What Happened, 1981-1990	131
	Recommended Readings	143
	About the Book and Author	147
	Index	149