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Global affairs literature: Identify the author of "Preparing for the Twenty-First Century". Context: This influential 1990s non-fiction work discusses demographic, technological, and economic challenges for nations. Choose the correct author.

Difficulty: Easy

Paul Kennedy
Alvin Toffler
Thomas L. Friedman
Francis Fukuyama
Peter Drucker

Correct Answer: Paul Kennedy

Explanation:

Approach
Paul Kennedy, a historian at Yale, authored Preparing for the Twenty-First Century, analyzing future global shifts.

Elimination
Toffler wrote Future Shock, Friedman The World Is Flat, Fukuyama The End of History, Drucker multiple management texts.

Final Answer
Paul Kennedy.

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