Year in a word: TariffThe incoming Trump administration is set to dust down a weapon from a bygone eraYear in a word: CompetitivenessMario Draghi’s report urging the EU to step up its game uses a buzzword on every Eurocrat’s lips Year in a word: FascismThe right-wing ideology is no longer confined to the dark underbelly of historyYear in a word: GreenlashThe seemingly unrelenting rise of populism has spurred a retreat from environmental targetsYear in a word: BratThe title of Charli XCX’s hit album heralded the return of recession pop and a new vibe for Gen Z Year in a word: War in the Middle EastFrom Gaza and Lebanon to Syria, the region has experienced a year of multiple devastating conflictsMore from this SeriesYear in a word: Bro-casterThe manosphere’s podcasting heroes are the natural successors to radio shock-jocks Year in a word: SlopAI could build a better future — but not without proliferating spam-like, low-grade content firstYear in a word: MemecoinThe crypto craze celebrates the silliness of digital assets linked to the ephemera of social media Year in a word: IncumbentBeing elected to government used to help you stay there. Now it may help push you outYear in a word 2023Editors and correspondents at the Financial Times reflect on the words of 2023
Year in a word: TariffThe incoming Trump administration is set to dust down a weapon from a bygone eraYear in a word: CompetitivenessMario Draghi’s report urging the EU to step up its game uses a buzzword on every Eurocrat’s lips Year in a word: FascismThe right-wing ideology is no longer confined to the dark underbelly of historyYear in a word: GreenlashThe seemingly unrelenting rise of populism has spurred a retreat from environmental targetsYear in a word: BratThe title of Charli XCX’s hit album heralded the return of recession pop and a new vibe for Gen Z Year in a word: War in the Middle EastFrom Gaza and Lebanon to Syria, the region has experienced a year of multiple devastating conflictsMore from this SeriesYear in a word: Bro-casterThe manosphere’s podcasting heroes are the natural successors to radio shock-jocks Year in a word: SlopAI could build a better future — but not without proliferating spam-like, low-grade content firstYear in a word: MemecoinThe crypto craze celebrates the silliness of digital assets linked to the ephemera of social media Year in a word: IncumbentBeing elected to government used to help you stay there. Now it may help push you outYear in a word 2023Editors and correspondents at the Financial Times reflect on the words of 2023