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A look back at “Top Risks 2022”
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A look back at “Top Risks 2022”

Eurasia Group issues a forecast of its Top Risks for the coming year each January. Before we look ahead to 2023, here's a look back at what this report got right — and what it missed — in 2022.

China vs COVID in 2022
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China vs COVID in 2022

Omicron has arrived. It's more contagious, but less severe. Some parts of the world are even looking forward to the pandemic becoming endemic. Not China. Xi Jinping's zero-COVID strategy has worked wonders until now, but it's unlikely to survive omicron, explains Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

The technopolar world: A new dimension of geopolitics — Kevin Allison
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The technopolar world: A new dimension of geopolitics — Kevin Allison

Kevin Allison, director of geotech at Eurasia Group, is concerned about the rise of very powerful tech companies disrupting centuries of geopolitics led by the nation-state.

The problem with China’s Zero COVID strategy: GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: The problem with China’s Zero COVID strategy

Listen: Xi Jinping's zero-COVID approach faces its toughest test to date with omicron. Why? Because China lacks mRNA jabs, and so few Chinese people have gotten COVID that overall protection is very low. A wave of lockdowns could disrupt the world's second-largest economy — just a month out from the Beijing Winter Olympics. That could spell disaster for Beijing, Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast.

Corporations losing the culture wars — Angela Hofmann
GZERO Live

Corporations losing the culture wars — Angela Hofmann

For Angela Hofmann, practice head for Industrial & Consumer at Eurasia Group, the world's most visible brands are in for a very rocky year.

What is China’s zero-COVID policy?
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What is China’s zero-COVID policy?

We've all heard about there being zero COVID in China. But there's more to Beijing's pandemic containment strategy, which started immediately after the initial Wuhan outbreak. "Through swift action, lockdowns, quarantine and contact tracing, the country was able to quickly reduce cases," says Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Iran’s nuclear program runs hotter
Middle East

Iran’s nuclear program runs hotter

Iran and world powers are still talking about Iran’s nuclear program. But this doesn’t appear headed toward a deal — and the stakes are rising.

Who’ll rule the digital world in 2022?
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Who’ll rule the digital world in 2022?

Governments don't like playing second fiddle to Big Tech in the digital world. But there's not much they can do about it right now.

2022 Top Risks: US & China domestic dysfunction (not US-China)
Quick Take

2022 Top Risks: US & China domestic dysfunction (not US-China)

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Happy New Year, everyone. Ian Bremmer here. And, starting off the year, a Quick Take, of course, with our Top Risks of 2022. It's a report that we've been doing every year, started the firm back in 1998. So what's changed? What's different this year?