Politics


The view from here

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.

A populist year?

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

Cost of living crisis

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

A cruel summer

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

A new Cold War?

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

National identities

September: the passing of a head of state presents new questions: who are we, and who do we want to be?