Politics

January: 2023 began with ChatGPT4 hitting 100 million users

October: An escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine puts geopolitical instability front and centre

People across 29 countries are worrying that artificial intelligence is making it easier to trick people online into believing misinformation.

This Ipsos analysis for Les Entretiens de New York reveals a small minority in the US and France considers violence a viable means to achieve political goals. Support for democracy remains strong overall – but scepticism towards politicians, the continued spread of fake news and “filter bubbles”, as well as a certain distrust of facts and science, all help to weaken support for the way our democratic systems operate today.

From Australia to the US, join us as our experts around the world take us on a guided tour of what 2022 meant for their country. On the agenda: the events of the last 12 months, the mood of the public, and advice on what to watch out for in the period ahead.

April: we start our tour of elections around the world in France

May: the UN’s latest briefing reports how inflation is now rising markedly in developing markets

July: Japan reels from the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Europe bakes under summer heatwave

August: Gorbachev’s death comes as a new situation of risk on a global scale is emerging