After 12 tumultuous months, it is hard to imagine that our world could become any more disordered – but it’s almost certain that 2022 will be anything but plain sailing

Our foreign correspondents pick the stories to watch this year
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Donald Trump - America

The nation is set to find the answer in 2022 to the question that dominates political life: is the Trump era over or merely on pause?
President Xi - China

The party congress, taking place in the autumn, will be the most important political event this year for China. Observers will be looking closely at personnel shuffles to probe the country’s opaque politics, including how strong Xi’s grip on power is
Annalena Baerbock and Jens Plötner - Germany

The new government talks a good game on Russia, persecuted minorities in China and the “systemic competition” between democracies and autocracies

What this means in practice will depend a great deal on these two people
Volodymyr Zelensky - Ukraine

Four years ago, he was the star of a wildly successful comedy show about a fictional Ukrainian president. President Zelensky now has the job for real, and the world is watching to see how he handles mounting tensions with Russia
Elon Musk - America

For all the controversy he generates, expect more stellar accomplishments in space from Musk during 2022 as he intensifies his push towards making humanity a multi-planetary species
Gabriel Attal - France

Since his emergence as one of the key figures in President Macron’s government, Attal’s role is likely to grow if the head of state is re-elected this spring
Andre De Ruyter - South Africa

The colossal task of keeping South Africa’s lights on falls to Andre De Ruyter, CEO of Eskom, the dilapidated state-owned power utility
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