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The monthly bulletin of LEAP (European Laboratory of Political Anticipation) - 15 Jan 2025

Dear readers: Reflecting on your answers to “Who will be the next public enemy No. 1?”

Over a hundred of you clicked on the link to the questionnaire we included in the article “Who will be the next public enemy No. 1?” This demonstrates a genuine desire for interaction, which we are thrilled to see and will certainly offer again. In response to the first closed question, “Do you agree with the idea that Russia is on the point of ceasing to be public enemy number 1?”, even though the majority of you agreed with us, 32% – a small third, thought not.

And indeed, in your answers to the open question Who do you think will be the next public enemy number 1? it is China that quite logically wins your favour (20%), followed by the United States (14%). And if we include the 10% of you who answered North Korea, the Chinese-Communist camp accounts for 30% of your responses. Iran appears in the list of answers mentioned several times (6%). Tech & Co stand out clearly, with 6% on AI and 15% if we include mentions of Google, Musk, Bitcoin, etc. 4% of you mentioned the IS, and another 4% Islam. You also mention: the BRICS, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Europe, Obama, the Anglosphere, Israel, the crime/terror/corruption triptych, and philanthropists (Buffet, Gates, etc.).

As for the comments we suggested you make, we have chosen to share a small selection with you:

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