So far in this course, we have reviewed a wide range of socio-economic-environmental issuesfacing us in the 21st century, recognizing both the tremendous progress made to date as well thecontinuing challenges/threats that lie ahead. We have read/perused the following documents:

i attached the link to the readings , please note we are not required to read the full thing just get the best of it and the main hit points

 United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustaina…

 National Intelligence Council, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/GlobalTrends_2030.pdf

 World Economic Forum, The Global Risks Report 2018

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GRR18_Report.pdf

 Tschirgi, “International Security and Development”

https://toplink.weforum.org/knowledge/explore

In an essay of around 1000-1250 words (roughly 4-5 double spaced pages), please summarizeyour main 3-4 take-aways from these readings. As with any essay, please make sure to startwith a general Introduction and end with an overall conclusion reflecting on the relevance ofthese readings from your own perspective. There are no correct answers. I am interested inyour ability to think deeply about global problems, to formulate your ideas coherently andpersuasively, and to link them to the issues you care about.Each piece of work is a reflection of you.

Accordingly, you should always strive to do your verybest, paying close attention to the following:

 The essay should be based on your readings and include references to the sources youused. In-text referencing is sufficient for the purposes of this essay, e.g. (SDGs, p.33)
 The essay should substantiate (i.e. provide evidence for) any general statements.
 Please avoid repetition and circular arguments.
 Please avoid sloppy, imprecise and incorrect us of words or unclear statements.
 The paper should be properly formatted and be free of grammatical and spelling errors.