There was an article in the now defunct "OMNI" magazine which had predictions from some think tank.
They predicted the fall of the soviet union, the unification of europe, and I am just watching the rest unfold. The dates were a bit off but the results are there.
Does anyone have a copy of those dates and predictions? (or remember what month the magazine was?)
Think tankers aren't futurists. There's a difference between people who study the facts and try to spot trends and the guys who slap together some big headline to push a best seller and get on the talk show circuit. There are people who can predict the future very well, because they're smart, unfortunately they tend to not be the people making all the money at it. Whenever I see a prediction that includes something along the lines of "no aging" my futurist-BS-meter pegs, it's one of the big halmarks of people making money at it.