The World in 2030 with Professor Paul Rogers

Description

What will the world look like in 2030? In this talk, Emeritus Professor Paul Rogers discusses how the 21st century is already shaping up to be arguably the most tumultuous in human history, and we’re not even a quarter of the way through it.

We’ve witnessed 9/11, a huge global financial crash, the deadliest pandemic in more than a century and now the biggest war on European soil since 1945. And that’s before we mention climate change, the rise of social media and a return to the sabre-rattling politics of the Cold War.

The next few years are likely to see further change and potential upheaval, alongside technological and scientific progress. How different will the world look by the end of the decade? It’s a question Paul Rogers, Emeritus Professor at the University of Bradford, addresses in this thought-provoking talk. He will discuss the big global issues including climate change, political instability, and economic inequality, as well as the role that technology and innovation can play in creating a brighter future.

About the Speaker

Professor Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, and an Honorary Fellow of the UK Defence Academy. He is a biologist by original training, lecturing at Imperial College and also working in tropical crop research in East Africa. From later lecturing in environmental science, he moved to Bradford in 1979 and has worked primarily on the changing causes of international conflict, especially in relation to political violence. A fourth edition of his book, Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century, was published by Pluto Press last July.

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