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Global Drivers
14 min read
Global Drivers 2027+: Fragmenting Societies
By
Martin Raymond
, Fiona Harkin, Olivia Houghton, and
Emily Rhodes
19.08.2026
The shared ground that democratic societies depend on is giving way – eroded not by accident, but by design – with political actors, platforms and economic structures active beneficiaries of the breakdown.
Global Drivers
Global Drivers
Fragmenting Societies
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