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Welcome to 2035: What the world could look like in ten years, according to more than 350 experts

In the fall of 2024 after the outcome of the US presidential election, the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security surveyed the future, asking leading global strategists and foresight practitioners around the world to answer our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next ten years. Here are the full results.

Three worlds in 2035: Imagining scenarios for how the world could be transformed over the next decade

2024 was marked by increased climate shocks and collaboration of autocratic adversaries. What will the world look like in the next decade? The Atlantic Council’s top experts brought their globe-spanning expertise to the task of forecasting three different scenarios for the future.

How Modi can make the most of his meeting with Trump

By Srujan Palkar

Modi’s top priorities will be avoiding US tariffs against India, setting the stage for trade and defense deals, and making progress on immigration policy.

Securing energy independence: The US path to resilient enriched uranium supply chain

By Mikael Pir-Budagyan

One critical challenge for the United States in the energy security space is the sourcing of enriched uranium that fuels nuclear reactors across the country, vital for the energy transition away from fossil fuels.

What Trump’s mass deportation plans mean for Latin American countries

By Alicia Nieves

A massive influx of deportations could strain some nations already struggling with sluggish economic growth and high unemployment rates.

To safeguard the Arctic, Trump should work with Denmark and Greenland

By Jeppe Kofod

A former Danish foreign minister explains why Greenland matters to Denmark and what the best way forward is to ensure security.

The continent-spanning win Trump can secure with Modi

By William F. Wechsler

When the Indian prime minister visits the White House this week, high on the agenda should be the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).

How Trump can unlock new strategic economic opportunities in Central Asia

By Andrew D’Anieri, Katherine Spencer

Starting with the repeal of the Cold War–era Jackson-Vanik Amendment, the Trump administration could transform US policy toward Central Asian countries for the better.