The overall picture of the world 's political, economic, cultural and social situation is very volatile. The race for science and technology, the revival of Russia, the strong rise of China, India and many emerging countries has led to a relative shift in global power. The world is moving from unipolar to multipolar. Cooperation, peace, and development are still big trends, but there are still many potential factors causing instability such as disputes over borders, territories, islands, ethnic and religious conflicts ...This book was compiled by Professor Vu Van Hien - Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, former General Director of Voice of Vietnam, focused on analyzing the issues of the era, characteristics of the contemporary world, forecasting the world situation until 2030. Since then, the author has set a sustainable development orientation for the country, resolving the problems of a socialist-oriented market economy and security issues for national defense, internal and external ...