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THE NEXT DECADE: China Collapse, Global Labor Shortages, New American Dominance Lawrence Delevingne Jan. 22, 2010, 9:07 AM What will the next decade bring for the world? STRATFOR has the answers. In a Decade Forecast released yesterday, the global intelligence company predicts Chinese economic collapse, game-changing global labor shortages, and continued American dominance because of a gradual retreat from international engagement. Welcome to 2010. We spoke with Peter Zeihan, Vice President of Strategic Intelligence, about STRATFOR's predictions, of which he was an author. Below are edited excerpts from our conversation. TBI: What are the broad trends that Stratfor sees shaping...

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Have you ever read poll results and wished they'd put the question differently? Or offered different answers? Or asked an entirely different question? Well, now you can do something about it. Newswise — Future Brief, a free Internet publication designed to keep the public abreast of trends in society, science, and security, is offering the public the opportunity to create their own poll questions. Those selected will be put to the American people in professional polls implemented by Zogby International, one of America's leading opinion research organizations. Zogby will take polls on each question in the same manner as it...