116. 2024: A TURNING POINT IN HISTORY?

2024: a year that will see more than half the world’s population vote for new leaders; as heat records are shattered on a monthly basis the UN warns that we have just two years left to save the planet; wars are raging in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine while tensions are at boiling point in many other parts of the world; the uptake of AI continues at pace, promising to disrupt societies; we are also facing the rise of populist right-wing parties and the possible re-election of Donald Trump. Professor Helen Thompson and our illustrious panel of historians and current affairs experts examine the evidence – will 2024 be a turning point in history or just another year?