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A year of fractures: Brace for a bumpy 2024
The role of deepfakes in a year of elections, persistent trade tensions, and the long tail of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will likely shape the coming year.
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If 2024 becomes a year marked by fracture and fragmentation on the global front, these trends will affect Singapore too, says the writer.
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A little over a year ago today, many were relieved that the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic was over.
Travel was back, Christmas and year-end celebrations were back without restrictions on the size of the gathering, and folks were relieved that masks were no longer mandatory in most places.
