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A World on Edge in 2024

Any way you look at it, a global geopolitical reconfiguration appears to be underway. What comes next will be shaped significantly by developments over the next year, not least the outcomes of elections in 76 countries, plus the European Union.

NEW DELHI – Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, America’s extraterritorial assassinations, and China’s aggressive expansionism all point to one conclusion: the global system that emerged after World War II is giving way to a world without order. But while the upheaval is undeniable – and being compounded by a reshuffling of trade and investment flows, rapid technological advances, and profound demographic shifts – what will emerge from it remains an open question.

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