Trend · rank 33 of 250

Adaptive regulation

Regulators are moving from fixed rulebooks to iterative, evidence-based oversight as technology and business models change faster than legislation, which makes national oversight depend on technical skill and can reduce predictability.

Governance & IntegrityState capacity & governanceinstitutionsdata governance

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

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
33of 250
Sensitivity
23.3rank 16
Breadth
2of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
50.7rank 45
Eigenvector
37.1
Betweenness
3.5
Links
14trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
37.4

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.

Now
123
Over a year
+10%Steady
Over three years
+64%
Peak
1547 Jun 2026
Sources
Bothagreement 0.76
Coverage
4languages · 62 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 (4 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
German45%121+26%
English39%126+26%
Russian10%71−38%
Chinese7%94−4%

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.

Singapore

South Korea

China

Cyprus

Ireland

United Arab Emirates

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Kenya

Malaysia

Australia

Switzerland

100

61

57

57

35

33

29

29

27

27

24

24

The 12 highest of 62 nations with a reading.

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 1 country + Wikipedia in English136−22%+28%+85%
EuropeGoogle in 5 countries + Wikipedia in German115−8%+36%+18%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Chinese83−18%−16%−31%
South AsiaGoogle in 1 country101−12%−9%+80%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 1 country124−11%+49%+43%
Russia and EurasiaWikipedia in Russian71−22%−38%−27%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
BrazilGoogle124−11%+49%+43%
FranceGoogle88−30%+99%−47%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German114−5%+17%+34%
IndiaGoogle101−12%−9%+80%
IndonesiaGoogle84−9%−23%−29%
JapanGoogle54+59%−39%−67%
South KoreaGoogle75−35%−28%−35%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian71−22%−38%−27%
United KingdomGoogle121−10%+143%+2%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English136−22%+28%+85%

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

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
4 · HighRegulatory capture & lobbying powerState capacity & governance8
4 · HighOfficial statistics & data capacityState capacity & governance21
4 · HighData protection & digital rightsState capacity & governance44
4 · HighAI safety & governanceState capacity & governance69
4 · HighPublic-sector AI adoptionState capacity & governance75
3 · ModerateState capacity & deliveryState capacity & governance1
3 · ModerateCivil service capability & payState capacity & governance2
3 · ModerateRule of law & judicial independenceState capacity & governance3
3 · ModeratePublic procurement capabilityState capacity & governance6
3 · ModerateIllicit finance & beneficial ownershipState capacity & governance20
3 · ModerateOutsourcing & public-private deliveryState capacity & governance27
3 · ModerateDigital public infrastructureState capacity & governance31
3 · ModerateBusiness dynamism & start-up formationPeople, health & work85
3 · ModerateAlgorithmic accountability & biasState capacity & governance135