The Next 100 Years

I pretty much liked the first 180 pages but I couldn't finish it.
Yes, this book's first part based on our past and, more importantly, our present makes a compelling scheme of things.
While some of the predictions failed already as Russia wouldn't wait with its moves but who's able to predict it all?
The chaos of Isis, Russia as a gas station for EU and many other things are obvious even for a rookie like me.

But if you have the courage to read on George's views on our future - damn, I was lost before I even started.
Hidden lunar bases? Battle stars by 2050?
Seeing all the stuff happening, the prediction sounds like a web series - Altered Carbon meets Expanse with lots of political flavors we living with today.

I couldn't turn the page after I have read it will be cheaper for the Japanese to create rockets out of lunar stones with jet engines attached to them.
While it sounds plausible I can't imagine it happening by 2050, looks like we will be busy dying on Earth before that.

Reading this 2009 book in 2018, I’m kind of shocked at how much the author gets right. Of course, he couldn’t predict Tr*mp, but he does predict some of his biggest policy initiatives, like the development of a “Space Force,” building of a border wall with Mexico, and increasing subversive control by Russia. He does omit (addressed in the epilogue) what are likely to be major factors in how the future plays out: The effects of global warming and likelihood of at least one global infectious disease pandemic. Nevertheless, author takes currently-extant geopolitical trends and explains how he expects them to play out in the future, and it’s a fascinating thought experiment. While there is always the potential for unexpected events, this method provides a good, fact-based foundation for making predictions. It’s an interesting look at the trends shaping our modern era, and how they may shape the next several decades.