The future is another country, glimpsed only faintly in the distance, its contours difficult to discern, its political landscape hard to imagine — especially at a time when the nation is consumed with a war in the Middle East, inflation in economic affairs and quickly changing domestic circumstances.
Those rapid transformations are affecting the politics of the future in profound ways, some of which couldn't have been anticipated even a year ago. The factors shaping this swiftly changing country are beginning to come into focus. Here are some of them:
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