Three scenarios for American security in the year 2066

Abstract

There have been a numerous of weak signals and critical uncertainties facing the United States' security environment escalated significantly in the last decade, and even the U.S. ability to keep up its predominance within this volatile security environment had been challenged by the fiscal austerity in the U.S. defense budget, thereby the future defense investments plans will fail to pursue their strategic requirements in the long-term future. Thus, three scenarios could be drawn to explain the challenges and opportunities of the U.S. security future in the next 50 years, and throughout these multiple scenarios we will figure out the main future shifts, today's urgent needs, and the most likely upcoming wild cards.