The WEF Global Risks Report 2025: Increasingly fragmented global landscape

Abstract

   The Global Risks Report 2025, the 20^th edition from the World Economic Forum, reveals an increasingly fragmented global landscape. It highlights a decline in optimism and a growing sense of instability due to a combination of geopolitical, environmental, societal, and technological challenges. The report, based on a survey of over 900 global experts and leaders, highlights a sharp decline in optimism and a growing sense of instability across geopolitical, environmental, societal, and technological domains. The report categorizes risks by two time horizons: immediate (over the next two years) and long-term (over the next ten years).