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.
Eli Berman on Disinformation
Joshua Graff Zivin on Climate Change
Emilie Hafner-Burton on the Future of Democracy
Courtenay Monroe on State Repression
Christina Cottiero on the Rise of Authoritarianism
Peter Cowhey on Technology
Raphael Frankfurter on COVID-19 and Scientific Uncertainty
Stephan Haggard on the Threat to Democracy in the United States
Esteban Klor on Economic and Financial Collapse in the Middle East
David Lake on the U.S.-China Relationship
Aila Matanock on International Involvement
Jeannette Money on Migration
T.J. Pempel on Threats to U.S. Democracy
Sevin Gulfer Sagnic on the Weaponization of Migration
Etel Solingen on Risks to Global Supply Chains
