US spies peer into the future - and it's not rosy
US spies peer into the future - and it's not rosy © Pool/Getty Images The US Intelligence Community has issued a survey of where the world may end up in 2040. It warns of a political volatility and growing international competition or even conflict. It is the seventh such report with one coming every four years since 1997 from the National Intelligence Council. The Global Trends 2040 report does not make comfortable reading if you are a political leader or international diplomat - or hope to be one in the coming years. The latest attempt by the US National Intelligence Council to understan...