Business Briefing: Elections 2024 and Their Geopolitical Implications
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February 2024 — 11:45AM TO 1:00PM
Anonymous (not verified)
12 February 2024
Chatham House

Please join us for this critical conversation around election related geopolitical risk.

2024 is a bumper year for democracy. Pivotal elections will be held in over 60 states, covering almost 50 percent of world population and an outsized chunk of global GDP. Whilst polls will be held widely, not all elections are equal. Powerful, democratic, multi-party states such as the US, UK, and India are hosting competitive ballots that will plot their course domestically and internationally. Meanwhile, in other countries, dictators and one-party regimes will use elections to grant the pretence of a popular mandate.

Despite more people voting in 2024 than ever before, democracy is fragile. Polarising, populist leaders are on the rise globally and global freedom (according to Freedom House) has declined precipitously for the 17th consecutive year. In many national polls, democracy itself appears to be on the ballot with huge implications for the global order.

Please join us for this crucial discussion covering:

• What are the geopolitical risks inherent in increased polarisation and democratic decline?

• How might a surge in electoral support for populists affect international institutions?

• What might a second Trump presidency mean for corporate risk considerations?

• To what extent might AI related election disinformation lead to greater societal destabilisation?

Source: Chathamhouse Events