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PS Quarterly 1Q2026 Winners & Losers
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PS Quarterly 1Q2026 Winners & Losers

Broad historical developments, together with recent policy changes, are reshuffling the economic and financial deck, injecting uncertainty into many markets, and putting a premium on economic security. The result will be new winners and losers within households, communities, professions, industries, markets, and regions – and across the global economy.

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  1. PSQ3_2025_The Year Ahead 2026_FlatImage_No Auhtors
    The Year Ahead 2026

    The Year Ahead 2026

    Not since the end of World War II has the lack of clear global leadership or anything resembling an “international community” been so apparent. Donald Trump's return to the White House has confirmed that the world we once knew is on its way out.

  2. PSQ3_2025_What Works_FlatImage_Auhtors
    What Works?

    What Works?

    While it is reasonable to ask why progress toward so many development targets has stalled and who is to blame, a more fruitful question is how to get the agenda back on track. We need only open our eyes to find reformers, innovators, activists, and others who are keeping the promise of sustainable development alive.

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    Post Americana

    Post Americana

    Since Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency, the world has borne witness to a dismantling of American power and prestige on a scale beyond what any of the country’s worst enemies could have dreamed of. Future historians will long ponder the precise reasons for what is happening to the United States today, but there can be little doubt that the global consequences will be profound.

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    Work and Fate

    Work and Fate

    The “future of work” has become an increasingly frequent and capacious subject of inquiry, reflecting the fact that “work” is not just a private concern but a fundamental component of social, political, and economic life. If it is undergoing profound changes as a result of evolving technological, demographic, and global political factors, so will much else.

  5. PSQ4_2024_The Year Ahead 2025_Cover_FlatImage
    The Year Ahead 2025

    The Year Ahead 2025

    The world’s diplomatic, political, and economic divisions continue to harden – both between countries and within them. Whereas 2022 and 2023 featured a war of attrition in Ukraine, we have since entered a broader world of attrition, with zero-sum conflicts multiplying across the board.