The World in 2022
The world continues to be rocked by multiple, overlapping crises—environmental disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, strident nationalism, nuclear brinkmanship, and an eroding liberal order that threatens democracy everywhere. As 2022 begins, IGCC experts from across the University of California share their candid—and at times sobering—reflections on the most important global trends to watch in 2022.
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Eli Berman on Disinformation
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Joshua Graff Zivin on Climate Change
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Emilie Hafner-Burton on the Future of Democracy
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Courtenay Monroe on State Repression
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Christina Cottiero on the Rise of Authoritarianism
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Peter Cowhey on Technology
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Raphael Frankfurter on COVID-19 and Scientific Uncertainty
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Stephan Haggard on the Threat to Democracy in the United States
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Esteban Klor on Economic and Financial Collapse in the Middle East
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David Lake on the U.S.-China Relationship
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Aila Matanock on International Involvement
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Jeannette Money on Migration
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T.J. Pempel on Threats to U.S. Democracy
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Sevin Gulfer Sagnic on the Weaponization of Migration
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Etel Solingen on Risks to Global Supply Chains
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