Future Watch, April 2005: Scanning the Horizon: An Assessment of Critical Global Trends

April 1, 2005

The CSIS Global Strategy Institute (GSI) marked its first-year anniversary on April 22, 2005 with a day of strategic insight and longrange considerations. In keeping with the mandate of the Institute, the conference, entitled "Scanning the Horizon: An Assessment of Critical Global Trends," highlighted the importance of long-term thinking on the looming challenges of the decades ahead. It urged leaders to begin engaging these far-reaching issues through planning and preparation in the present. Erik Peterson, director of the CSIS Global Strategy Institute, remarked, "The message we hope to convey is that there is no excuse to allow an unwanted future to materialize."