From the Editor

Europe is facing crisis – in our winter issue, we examine the threats to Europe within and beyond. We also eye up what’s in store for the world in 2025: from Trump’s return to the White House to the likelihood, or otherwise, of a ‘pandemic treaty’ – and more.

The World Today Published 9 December 2024 1 minute READ

Welcome to the winter issue of The World Today. 

Europe is under threat, from within and beyond: as Ukraine struggles to repel Russia, security imperatives loom ever larger; populist nationalists are making more electoral gains; and European economies continue to lose out to China and the United States. And here comes Donald Trump to sharpen all three crises – but, as José Manuel Barroso writes, Trump 2.0 may be just the shock Europe needs. 

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