Tribal Warfare

What I predict for the short future:
escalations in the Arab regions will eventually plummet the world into terrible factions.
There may be more than two groups, but ultimately it would break down to two groups. I see one separation being Muslims and non-Muslims.
At that point with emminant warfare ... nuclear weapons would be employed breaking the population into scattered parts. Presently the world sees the US as, gennerally a bully. The arab world is unstable and with instability comes war.
With war, unending, there is a "winning" solution, nuclear warfare wherein your "side" could "win" by having the greatest number of population not immediately killed or (17th-18th century concept) winning by holding the ground -- area of contest.

I would predict this to be within 22 years, unless stability within the arab regions and the US improve. The US is too petty with partisan battles to realize that spending money abroad, especially in the arab region doesn't bring money back to us. The last many administrations and congresses and senates have not spent money domestically for many improvements.

Welfare -- gennerally doesn't work and needs -- trashcanned in favor of a new system. Overpopulation in the jails & prisons can be simplified as per person expenditure well exceeds anything spent on welfare.
Too many poeple -- too few exectutions. A more proactive, pre-emptive strike on groups, like proposed by the administration could limit the money presently spent.

Crime, now an adult, can be controlled with selective striking so that no other generations will go on. This will ultimately appear to be another tribal conflict being of the poor versus the rich.

It was long in coming.