The World Ahead 2022

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Ten trends to watch in the coming year
Rivalry between America and China will shape the post-covid world
Energy investment needs to increase—so bills and taxes must rise
Covid-19 is likely to fade away in 2022
Will the world economy return to normal in 2022_
The aftermath of the pandemic will make politics more turbulent
How to ensure that the future of work is fair for all
A three-way fight to shape the future of digital finance has begun
What deserves to be cancelled in 2022
Will pre-pandemic behaviour ever return_
Opposition leaders will struggle to rein in Narendra Modi
The Taliban will discover that ruling is harder than fighting
The Philippine opposition tries to push back against authoritarianism
Myanmar will tip further into violence and misery
Creating “new” adults will not slow Japan’s ageing
The tourist map of South-East Asia will look very different in 2022
Railways will soon reach almost every corner of India
Ramachandra Guha on the growth of the cult of Modi
China hopes to flaunt the merits of its political system over America’s
China avoids Olympic protests by banning foreign spectators
China is unlikely to re-open its borders in 2022
Xi Jinping’s crackdown on Chinese tech firms will continue
Ma Jun on co-operation over climate change
The Biden presidency is likely to be heading towards gridlock
Why Republicans are likely to win back Congress
The second coming of Donald Trump
America’s murder rate jumped in 2020
America’s economy will claw its way back to the pre-covid trend
America’s southern border will remain a political flashpoint
Public-school enrolment in America is unlikely to return to normal
Francis Fukuyama on the end of American hegemony
A presidential election will test Brazil’s institutions
Brazil’s election offers hope for the rainforest
Mexico’s president will continue to damage the country’s democracy
Latin America is in danger of going back to the old normal
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on lessons from Mexico City
The West’s stand-off with Iran could escalate
Tunisia is setting itself up for an autocratic future
Saudi Arabia reins in its disastrous foreign policy
The Bennett v Bibi rivalry will continue to overshadow Israeli politics
Middle East activists say that climate can trump politics
Africa’s biggest economies will struggle in 2022
Africa will continue to suffer coups and civil wars in 2022
Elections in Africa will be seen as bellwethers for democracy
African fashion designers will be in the spotlight
Cyril Ramaphosa says the world must end vaccine apartheid
The fight against climate change requires action not just words
Obese children will outnumber the underweight for the first time
The number of people in extreme poverty is falling again
Autocrats will continue to target dissidents abroad
How The Economist’s predictions for 2021 stacked up
The world is waking up to the scourge of illegal fishing
The digital pandemic of ransomware attacks will continue
Audrey Tang on how technology strengthens democracy
A turbulent political year is in store for France
Will Mario Draghi run to be Italy’s president
A new coalition government will try to find its feet in Germany
The EU will try to work out what “strategic autonomy” means
EU leaders will struggle to update fiscal rules
The EU’s new anti-corruption cop will start prosecuting scammers
Vladimir Putin will renew his attacks on elections and the internet
Could Viktor Orban be voted out of office
Celebrations in 2022 cannot hide an uncertain future for Britain
The British government’s main opposition will be its back-benchers
After covid-19, Brexit’s impact on the British economy will be clearer
In its centenary year, the BBC looks vulnerable
Boris Johnson’s infrastructure schemes will face opposition
The Church of England’s God is becoming more liberal
Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act will have a chilling effect on free speech
Marvin Rees on how mayors can save the world
What next_ 22 emerging technologies to watch in 2022
The fight over the hybrid future of work
Why 2022 will be the year of the worker
Companies’ promises to hit net-zero will be put to the test
Antitrust regulators face vibrant competition—with each other
Chinese firms are quietly pursuing a new global strategy
Dramatic shifts in the semiconductor industry will continue
Football is bouncing back from a difficult period
Tareq Amin on the open future of mobile telecoms
International travel will get easier, but restrictions will remain
Li Jin on the future of the creator economy
Decentralised finance is booming, but it has yet to find its purpose
Central banks are getting closer to issuing their own digital money
The phenomenon of meme stocks could be here to stay
What will happen to inflation in 2022_
Food prices will stay high, hurting poor countries most
An uptick in corporate defaults is unlikely
The outlook for emerging-market debt in 2022
Chris Dixon and Packy McCormick on the future of crypto
What to expect in year three of the pandemic
Tests and treatments for “long covid” are on the horizon
Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci on the future of mRNA therapies
New therapies for a range of conditions are coming in 2022
Several ambitious space missions will blast off in 2022
Can Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites bankroll a base on Mars_
New scientific instruments probe the limits of the known
Western museums are starting to return colonial-era treasures
Noteworthy new museums are opening their doors in 2022
Why stand-up comedy is on the rise in authoritarian countries
How the pandemic has boosted artists’ creativity
A new space race is under way—between film-makers
Ai Weiwei on reclaiming art from capitalism
The video-streaming battle is going global
H.E. Mohamed Al Mubarak on cities and culture
Coal is being phased out—in British homes, at least