The three forces that will shape 2025
Watch the interplay between Donald Trump, technology and radical uncertainty

By Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-chief, The Economist
What happens when the world’s biggest economy takes a sharp protectionist turn? When the global superpower decides that a transactional foreign policy beats alliances? And when the reset takes place as wars rage, menacing adversaries join forces and artificial intelligence (AI) is changing everything from health care to warfare? The world is about to find out.
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2025 under the headline “Trump, technology and uncertainty”
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