It is again time for our special end-of-year event, The World Ahead 2024. For the last two years, deputy editor of The Economist Tom Standage has joined us virtually to share his "...
The World Ahead is The Economist’s future-gazing annual publication, edited by Tom. This edition will be the 38th, published ahead of a fascinating year in prospect. As countries w...
The 38th edition of The Economist’s future-gazing analysis, The World Ahead 2024, builds on more than three decades of publishing success. As countries with a collective 4.1bn popu...
Just as we are getting comfortable with the idea that AI will alter our professional and personal lives in ways we cannot yet understand, efforts to rein in AI and debates about ho...