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2024: A New World is Coming
Key risks, challenges and opportunities
2024 will be a pivotal year in shaping the geopolitical landscape and collective future of humanity. The new year begins against a backdrop of unprecedented devastation, division and instability, with 27 regions experiencing massive violence and political insecurity, according to the Global Conflict Tracker. Meanwhile, human rights around the world are under threat from old and new challenges. At the same time, the year ahead offers significant opportunities for progress, whether at the ballot box or within our multilateral system. It all depends on our cooperation and willingness to change. I invite you to take a closer look at some of the key risks and challenges of 2024.
The Year of Elections
The 2024 U.S. presidential election will take place amid uncertainty. As the list of international crises grows, partisan battles over foreign policy priorities are intensifying in Congress, suggesting that concerns about America’s future commitments are well-founded.
The war between Israel and Hamas is being used by Trump-supporting Republicans to limit American support for Ukraine. So far, Biden’s policy in the U.S. Congress has been one of compromise; his opponent, Trump, compares favorably to the incumbent with his penchant for radical moves and…