2024, an election year that overturned ruling parties in many countries around the world
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The world economy is facing challenges that are expected to directly affect global well-being.
How 2025 plays out for the world economy depends largely on one man: Donald Trump, the president-elect of the world's largest economy. This means that further developments – even beyond 2025 – are unpredictable and difficult to assess.
The consequences of the so-called "America First" concept will extend far beyond the US borders and Trump's moods will change the global order as we know it.
Prosperity, globalization and far-flung wars will mostly be located in the US capital of Washington. What is new is only the uncertainty and chaos that can accompany such decisions.
Trump has questioned international cooperation and harshly criticized allies and NATO. New trade alliances and a self-oriented America could have far-reaching consequences. The lack of a clear US leadership role will allow countries like China, India and Russia to fill the military, political and economic voids.
Tariffs, trade wars and higher prices
Companies prefer to plan in advance and therefore the threat that may come to them from increased customs duties is worrying. Trump sees his idea as an opportunity to punish other countries for US trade deficits. "The word customs duty is the most beautiful word in the dictionary," he said in October.
During the 2024 election campaign, Trump threatened blanket tariffs of 10 to 20 percent on all goods imported into the US and up to 60 percent on Chinese goods from his first day in office. Recently, he has said he is targeting a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico and Canada. Only a 10 percent tariff would be imposed on Chinese goods. Mexico, meanwhile, has threatened tariffs on American products. China can do the same. The Prime Minister of Canada visited Trump in Florida to prevent such a thing.
For companies involved in global supply chains, an increase in customs duties would be bad news. They would hurt America's neighbors and likely destroy the free trade agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada (USMCA), which was concluded during Trump's first term.
Currently, about 80 percent of Mexican exports and over 75 percent of Canadian exports go to the US. More than half of US fruit and vegetable imports come from Mexico. The US imports lumber and millions of barrels of crude oil from Canada every day.
Në fund, konsumatorët amerikanë do të përballen me çmime më të larta ose me rafte bosh nëpër dyqane. Ka zëra që pretendojnë se Trump do ta përdorte kërcënimin e tarifave kryesisht si mjet negocimi. Por një blof i tillë mund të çojë në masa hakmarrëse dhe të përshkallëzohet shpejt në një luftë globale tregtare.
Punëtorët në fabrikën e automjeteve elektrike BYD në Kinë, duke përfaqësuar rritjen e tarifave dhe konkurrencën ekonomike.Punëtorët në fabrikën e automjeteve elektrike BYD në Kinë, duke përfaqësuar rritjen e tarifave dhe konkurrencën ekonomike.
Imigrimi në kritikë në mbarë botën
Nuk janë vetëm mallrat që mund të përballen me një mur tarifash ndëshkuese. Edhe migracioni global po përballet gjithnjë e më shumë me mure – në kuptimin e plotë të fjalës. Udhëheqësit e shteteve dhe qeverive në mbarë botën ndiejnë nevojën për të treguar se kanë kontroll mbi kufijtë e tyre, duke vepruar më ashpër ndaj emigrantëve. Kjo do ta bëjë botën më pak të hapur dhe më pak dinamike.
Gjatë fushatës zgjedhore në SHBA, republikanët premtuan të kryejnë “deportimin më të madh në historinë amerikane”. Këtë ide e ka përvetësuar edhe Trump.
Përveç deportimeve dhe një qëndrimi më të ashpër në kufirin me Meksikën, ai premtoi në një intervistë në fillim të dhjetorit se do të heqë shtetësinë automatike për të gjithë ata që lindin në SHBA.
Presidenti amerikan ka kompetenca të gjera kur bëhet fjalë për migracionin e parregullt. Megjithatë, shumica e propozimeve të tij pritet të përfundojnë në gjykatë. Ai gjithashtu ka fuqinë për të vështirësuar migracionin e ligjshëm, duke kufizuar numrin e migrantëve ose duke ndërlikuar procesin e dhënies së vizave apo të Green Cards.
Mbajtja larg e imigrantëve – ose kthimi i tyre në vendet e origjinës – do të ndikonte në tregun e punës në vend. Të korrat mund të kalben dhe sipërmarrësit mund të zhvendosen në vende të tjera.
Një kufi më i mbyllur me Meksikën do të ketë ndikime tek njerëzit nga Amerika Latine, veçanërisht nga vende si Kuba, Haiti dhe Venezuela.
SHBA-të nuk janë të vetmet që i bëjnë rezistencë migracionit. Bashkimi Evropian ka premtuar të luftojë kundër migracionit të parregullt. Italia po përpiqet të trajtojë kërkesat për azil të refugjatëve në Shqipëri dhe në zgjedhjet e ardhshme në Gjermani, imigracioni do të jetë një temë e rëndësishme.
Një raketë ruse shkatërron një klinikë në Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainë, duke ilustruar shkatërrimet e vazhdueshme të luftës. Një raketë ruse shkatërron një klinikë në Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainë, duke ilustruar shkatërrimet e vazhdueshme të luftës.
Lufta në Ukrainë, Lindjen e Mesme dhe përtej
Gjatë kalimit në vitin 2025, bota po përballet me një seri konfliktesh të armatosura. Këto luftëra kanë shkaktuar shkatërrime dhe katastrofa humanitare. Përveç kësaj, ato konsumojnë fonde që mund të përdoren në mënyrë më produktive.
Trump has declared that he will end Russia's war in Ukraine within 24 hours. He could cut off the American financial aid that has kept the country afloat since the invasion three years ago. Since the US is Ukraine's largest financier, this could force Ukraine to the negotiating table.
Israel's war against Hamas, which is being waged in the Gaza Strip and recently in Lebanon, also continues and may spread further. In Asia, the People's Republic of China continues to claim rights over democratic Taiwan, which fears an imminent invasion.
For decades, US leadership has shaped world politics. However, Trump has questioned America's role as the "policeman of the world". If America doesn't help its allies defend themselves, this decades-old policy could fizzle out. Such a new world order could encourage Iran or North Korea to test the limits of their military actions.
A Russian missile destroys a clinic in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, illustrating the ongoing devastation of war.A Russian missile destroys a clinic in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, illustrating the ongoing devastation of war.
Will the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) explode now?
The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late November 2022 marked the beginning of a wider use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Within a few weeks, this platform reached 100 million users.
However, AI has changed the lives of employees and businesses only gradually. Using this technology for drug development or supporting military defense remains a major challenge. Companies must determine how and when to use AI – and encourage their employees to embrace it.
To keep pace with developments, AI providers are investing massively in large data centers. Large amounts of energy are needed to cool and keep them running. Microsoft is backing plans to restart a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, while Google is investing in small nuclear reactors to power its data centers.
Will 2025 be the year when AI finally brings the change promised by its proponents? Investors, developers and users will have to wait to see if all this power consumption will be justified – or they can just ask ChatGPT about it.
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