The World Ahead 2024
Future-gazing analysis, predictions and speculation
EVERY NOVEMBER we publish our annual predictive guide to the coming year, The World Ahead. In this year’s edition, our correspondents and invited experts consider the state of democracy, as countries that are home to half of the global population hold national elections; growing conflict and disorder in an increasingly multipolar world; and the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change and rapid technological progress.
The World Ahead December 2nd 2023
From the December 2nd 2023 edition
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The World Ahead 2025
Ten business trends for 2025, and forecasts for 15 industries
A global round-up from The Economist Intelligence Unit
Superforecasters in 2025
What the “superforecasters” predict for major events in 2025
The experts at Good Judgment weigh in on the coming year
Obituary in 2025
The rings of Saturn will disappear in 2025
First observed by Galileo, this occurs twice every 29 years
By Invitation: Science & technology in 2025
Casey Handmer says solar power is changing the economics of energy
Large-scale production of synthetic fuel is now feasible, argues the founder of Terraform Industries