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On or around 24 January 2025, Listening Posts were conducted, mainly online, in twenty-two countries from five continents, yielding eighteen reports.
The 2025 International Listening Posts (ILP) report highlights both continuities and discontinuities with the 2024 report with regard to the issues addressed and concerns relating to the international situation.
In the context of “catastrophic change” in the international social, political, and economic landscape, we can say that we are currently experiencing a “globalisation of fears” that affects all countries, a tangible realisation of past nightmares and ghosts, and a veritable “escape from reality” that is considered too difficult to face.
Furthermore, the divide between public and private life, which was already apparent in the 2024 ILP, is becoming increasingly pronounced. The tendency to retreat into a “happy bubble” of family, friends, and community is emerging as a genuine survival strategy.