Trend · rank 4 of 250

Executive overreach & emergency powers

Governments are making greater use of decrees and emergency measures and retaining them after crises pass, which speeds decisions while weakening legislative and judicial checks against arbitrary or ineffective action.

Governance & IntegrityState capacity & governancepoliticsinstitutions

Second pass: Carried forward from the first pass unchanged. Held by two of the three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
4of 250
Sensitivity
29.2rank 2
Breadth
3of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
88.5rank 3
Eigenvector
98.0
Betweenness
18.9
Links
26trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
62.4

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Share of attention
0.72%rank 39 of 250 · a year earlier 1.1%
Now
89
Over a year
−1%Steady
Over three years
+7%
Peak
9591 Dec 2024
Sources
Bothagreement 0.84
Coverage
22languages · 38 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (22 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English54%78−21%
Spanish10%83−12%
Korean7%121+48%
Japanese6%85−15%
Chinese3%117+31%
French3%87+4%
Italian3%116+20%
Portuguese2%104+11%
Russian2%138+65%
Vietnamese2%120+72%
German2%87+2%
Ukrainian2%112+29%
Polish1%91−34%
Turkish1%175+77%
Thai1%126+2%
Indonesian1%93−59%
Persian0%120+68%
Dutch0%92+16%
Swedish0%53−19%
Arabic0%80−11%
Hebrew0%92−11%
Malay0%206+120%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

The 12 highest of 38 nations with a reading. All countries (CSV).

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in English81+27%−10%+17%
EuropeGoogle in 8 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish100+22%+10%+4%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 9 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay99+10%−21%+46%
South AsiaGoogle in 3 countries87+13%−5%−11%
Gulf and Middle EastGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew92−28%+52%+11%
AfricaGoogle in 3 countries48−18%−17%+6%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 6 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish, Portuguese96+6%+5%−13%
Russia and EurasiaGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Russian, Ukrainian116+36%+19%−10%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
ArgentinaGoogle98+26%−13%+11%
AustraliaGoogle57−3%+12%+11%
BrazilGoogle + Wikipedia in Portuguese111+9%+26%−1%
CanadaGoogle113+66%+43%+150%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French138+86%+99%+87%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German90+18%−8%−14%
IndiaGoogle95+11%+4%+9%
IndonesiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Indonesian94+15%−60%+6%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian113+19%+7%+23%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese89−32%−24%+25%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean87+60%+7%+154%
MexicoGoogle92−8%+9%−22%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian138+19%+65%+52%
South AfricaGoogle53−26%+3%+14%
TürkiyeGoogle + Wikipedia in Turkish118−7%+84%+116%
United KingdomGoogle71+4%+24%+43%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English76+24%−16%+5%

Share of attention by region

GINC Share of Attention: this trend's share of all the public attention the trends in the list draw, worldwide and in each region, week by week (a 4-week average). Each place is read from the Wikipedia languages mostly read there and Google searching in its countries; where a place's language is shared with others, as English is, Google stands alone.

PlaceShare, last 13 weeksRank thereA year earlierRead from
World0.72%39 of 2501.1%Wikipedia reading in all 28 languages, and Google searching worldwide
Asia Pacific0.65%39 of 2501.4%Wikipedia reading in the region's own languages, not English; Google searching in 15 countries, not China
Europe0.47%51 of 2500.55%German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch and Swedish reading; Google searching in 10 countries, the UK among them
Africa0.17%104 of 2500.42%Google searching in 7 countries; Afrikaans and Swahili reading reaches too few trends to count
South America0.57%53 of 2500.60%Spanish and Portuguese reading, Spanish also read in Spain; Google searching in 5 countries
North America0.88%22 of 2491.3%Google searching in the United States, Canada and Mexico; English reading cannot be split by country
Oceania0.24%94 of 2490.40%Google searching in Australia and New Zealand; English reading cannot be split by country
United States1.2%15 of 2491.8%Google searching; English reading cannot be split by country
United Kingdom0.21%86 of 2490.44%Google searching; English reading cannot be split by country
India0.19%85 of 2490.08%Google searching; Hindi, Bengali and Tamil reading reaches too few trends to count, and English cannot be split by country
China···Wikipedia and Google are blocked in China; no open source counts reading there
Russia0.44%61 of 2030.20%Russian reading, which is also done across the former Soviet states; Google's figures for Russia cannot be bought
Japan0.21%135 of 2500.21%Japanese reading and Google searching
Germany0.30%83 of 2500.24%German reading and Google searching
France0.30%75 of 2500.31%French reading, also done in Africa and Canada, and Google searching
Italy0.45%54 of 2500.78%Italian reading and Google searching
South Korea1.4%11 of 2502.3%Korean reading and Google searching
Indonesia0.18%84 of 2500.91%Google searching; Indonesian reading reaches too few trends to count
Brazil0.32%82 of 2500.33%Portuguese reading and Google searching
Türkiye0.00%143 of 2500.00%Google searching; Turkish reading reaches too few trends to count

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
5 · Very highA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
4 · HighHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
4 · HighA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
2 · LowCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
2 · LowA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
2 · LowA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
2 · LowTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
2 · LowA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
2 · LowA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
2 · LowA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
2 · LowA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health
1 · Very lowAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
1 · Very lowA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
1 · Very lowAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health
0 · Not relatedA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
5 · Very highRule of law & judicial independenceState capacity & governance3
5 · Very highCorruption & state captureState capacity & governance5
5 · Very highPolarisation & populismState capacity & governance15
5 · Very highCitizen participation & deliberative democracyState capacity & governance60
4 · HighState capacity & deliveryState capacity & governance1
4 · HighCivil service capability & payState capacity & governance2
4 · HighDeclining institutional trustInformation & trust7
4 · HighRegulatory capture & lobbying powerState capacity & governance8
4 · HighErosion of rights & civic freedomsState capacity & governance14
4 · HighFiscal rules & budget credibilityState capacity & governance17
4 · HighCivil unrest & protest mobilisationState capacity & governance25
4 · HighDecline of independent journalismInformation & trust29
3 · ModeratePublic procurement capabilityState capacity & governance6
3 · ModeratePublic communication in crisisInformation & trust10
3 · ModerateLocal & city government capacityState capacity & governance11
3 · ModerateSovereign debt & interest burdenMoney & debt12
3 · ModerateSocial protection coverage gapsState capacity & governance13
3 · ModerateDiplomatic capacity under strainDiplomacy & influence16
3 · ModerateIllicit finance & beneficial ownershipState capacity & governance20
3 · ModerateOfficial statistics & data capacityState capacity & governance21
3 · ModerateOutsourcing & public-private deliveryState capacity & governance27
3 · ModerateMisinformation & disinformationInformation & trust30
3 · ModerateDigital public infrastructureState capacity & governance31
3 · ModerateElection integrity & interferenceInformation & trust57
3 · ModerateCentral bank independence under pressureState capacity & governance64
3 · ModerateAsylum & migration system strainState capacity & governance115