The world ahead: 2025 Surprising Contradictions

By monitoring new developments in markets, technology, science, politics, and more, The Economist's annual publication “The World Ahead” offers unparalleled insight into the major forces at play around the world. Open a mind map to quickly view comments and reports in this notebook, or listen to an audio overview of the most interesting predictions for the coming year from experts. Or delve deeper into the trends you want to understand by asking questions in the chat: you'll have some of the world's most authoritative analysis at your fingertips to better understand the big picture.

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