Trend · rank 3 of 250

Rule of law & judicial independence

Political interference and resource constraints are weakening courts and prosecutors in many states, reducing the predictability of contracts, the protection of rights and the legal limits on those who hold power.

Governance & IntegrityState capacity & governanceinstitutionspolitics

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

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
3of 250
Sensitivity
25.8rank 8
Breadth
1of 20 scenarios High or above, 1 Critical
PageRank
96.6rank 2
Eigenvector
100.0
Betweenness
33.5
Links
30trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
65.3

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
76
Over a year
−8%Steady
Over three years
−26%
Peak
14315 Sept 2024
Sources
Bothagreement 0.78
Coverage
20languages · 52 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 (20 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English44%70−22%
Spanish8%92+11%
Russian7%90+13%
Chinese6%83−9%
Hindi5%70−23%
German4%76−5%
French4%80−13%
Dutch3%72−22%
Japanese3%106+13%
Polish2%54−22%
Turkish2%102+24%
Ukrainian2%82+12%
Arabic2%59−6%
Hebrew2%71+18%
Vietnamese1%97+30%
Korean1%86−22%
Persian1%77+5%
Malay1%78−9%
Indonesian1%59+17%
Thai0%67−32%

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.

Nigeria

Zambia

Ghana

Ethiopia

United States

Uganda

Philippines

Kenya

Tanzania

Australia

South Africa

Singapore

100

62

57

49

45

36

34

31

31

30

28

21

The 12 highest of 52 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 2 countries + Wikipedia in English78+14%−14%−33%
EuropeGoogle in 7 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Polish, Dutch69−28%−3%−52%
ChinaGoogle in 1 country74−39%−11%−28%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 9 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Malay86+7%−1%−31%
South AsiaGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Hindi73−14%−24%−42%
Gulf and Middle EastGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew85−18%+32%−31%
AfricaGoogle in 4 countries49−41%−28%−54%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 4 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish90−27%+5%−9%
Russia and EurasiaGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Russian, Ukrainian76−29%+44%−53%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
AustraliaGoogle83+19%−15%−12%
BrazilGoogle97−24%+3%+29%
CanadaGoogle83−10%−6%−22%
ChinaGoogle74−39%−11%−28%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French66−32%−6%−60%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German70−10%−12%−47%
IndiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Hindi71−14%−22%−44%
IndonesiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Indonesian63+20%+13%−68%
ItalyGoogle86−37%+62%−1%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese104+7%+6%+8%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean116+2%+39%+67%
MexicoGoogle73−34%+6%+1%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian90−11%+13%−31%
South AfricaGoogle87+2%−3%+26%
TürkiyeGoogle + Wikipedia in Turkish97−14%+38%−11%
United KingdomGoogle67−13%−13%−54%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English78+23%−14%−35%

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

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 highExecutive overreach & emergency powersState capacity & governance4
5 · Very highCorruption & state captureState capacity & governance5
5 · Very highRegulatory capture & lobbying powerState capacity & governance8
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 · HighErosion of rights & civic freedomsState capacity & governance14
4 · HighFiscal rules & budget credibilityState capacity & governance17
4 · HighCivil unrest & protest mobilisationState capacity & governance25
4 · HighCentral bank independence under pressureState capacity & governance64
3 · ModeratePublic procurement capabilityState capacity & governance6
3 · ModerateDeclining institutional trustInformation & trust7
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 · ModerateDecline of independent journalismInformation & trust29
3 · ModerateAdaptive regulationState capacity & governance33
3 · ModerateMiddle-power diplomatic leverageDiplomacy & influence36
3 · ModerateData protection & digital rightsState capacity & governance44
3 · ModerateElection integrity & interferenceInformation & trust57
3 · ModerateCredibility of external commitmentsDiplomacy & influence65
3 · ModerateGlobal South coalitionsDiplomacy & influence72
3 · ModerateWeakening multilateral institutionsDiplomacy & influence77
3 · ModerateAsylum & migration system strainState capacity & governance115
3 · ModerateState fragility & intrastate violenceConflict & security183