Society

January: 2022 begins with global pandemic cases hitting 376 million

February: the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a defining moment of our times

We look back at the events of 2022 and how consumers and citizens have reacted, and then reflect on what's next in 2023. 

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

June: the US Supreme Court overturns the Roe vs Wade ruling on abortion

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

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