9 8 3 ▁double - d iss ol ution ▁election ▁for ▁a ▁three - year ▁term , ▁and ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁election ▁for ▁a ▁three - year ▁term ▁ending ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁when ▁another ▁double - d iss ol ution ▁election ▁was ▁called . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁wrote ▁A ▁Short ▁History ▁of ▁Asia ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁ ▁concerning ▁imperial ism ▁and ▁the ▁modern ▁history ▁of ▁many ▁individual ▁countries ▁in ▁Asia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Mason ▁released ▁The ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁S pi ke : ▁Count down ▁to ▁Global ▁Cat ast rop he , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁describes ▁a ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁six ▁' dri vers ' ▁that ▁he ▁arg ues ▁will ▁conver ge ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁of ▁ 2 0 3 0 : ▁de ple ted ▁fuel ▁supplies , ▁massive ▁population ▁growth , ▁pover ty , ▁global ▁climate ▁change , ▁fam ine , ▁growing ▁water ▁short ages ▁and ▁international ▁law less ness . ▁He ▁describes ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁steps ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁this ▁convergence , ▁including ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁world ▁government . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁released ▁a ▁re vised ▁edition , ▁ ▁A ▁Short ▁History ▁Of ▁The ▁Future : ▁Sur v iving ▁the ▁ 2 0 3 0 ▁S pi ke ▁A ▁copy ▁of ▁The ▁ 2 0