GINC 250 / Declining institutional trust

Trend · rank 23 of 250

Declining institutional trust

Information & InfluenceSociety & Cultureinstitutionsinformation

Falling public confidence in government, science, media and elections, which lowers compliance when it is most needed.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank23 of 250
Sensitivity28.5 · rank 11
Breadth5 of 24 scenarios High or above, 2 Critical
PageRank53.2 · rank 36
Eigenvector4.5
Betweenness25.1
Links18 trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite40.5

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Scores are GINC desk judgements and will be replaced by the panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
6CriticalPolitical legitimacy crisis S07B Geopolitical and security
6CriticalPandemic with a novel pathogen S14E Health
5Very highHundred-day pandemic defence S24 ↗E Health
4HighHybrid campaign by a hostile state S06B Geopolitical and security
4HighDigital public infrastructure leapfrog S23 ↗D Technology and infrastructure
3ModerateCatastrophic disaster in the core S10C Energy, climate and resources
3ModerateCritical infrastructure collapse S12D Technology and infrastructure
2LowGlobal financial crisis S03A Economic and trade
2LowRapid AI diffusion shock S13D Technology and infrastructure
2LowSuperintelligence takeoff S15 ↗D Technology and infrastructure
2LowBiomedical breakthrough wave S17 ↗E Health
1Very lowMass displacement shock S08B Geopolitical and security
1Very lowGreat-power détente and peace dividend S18 ↗B Geopolitical and security
0Not relatedGeoeconomic confrontation S01A Economic and trade
0Not relatedSingle-supplier cut-off S02A Economic and trade
0Not relatedSovereign funding crisis S04A Economic and trade
0Not relatedMaritime chokepoint closure S05B Geopolitical and security
0Not relatedEnergy supply shock S09C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedFood and water system shock S11C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedEnergy abundance breakthrough S16 ↗C Energy, climate and resources
0Not relatedCoordinated sovereign debt reset S19 ↗A Economic and trade
0Not relatedEmerging-market growth breakout S20 ↗A Economic and trade
0Not relatedMiddle East regional settlement S21 ↗B Geopolitical and security
0Not relatedAgricultural yield revolution S22 ↗C Energy, climate and resources

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.25 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain + 0.05 if in the same theme, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendParadigmRank
5Very highMisinformation & disinformationSociety & Culture65
5Very highDecline of independent journalismSociety & Culture165
4HighForeign information manipulationSociety & Culture47
4HighConspiracy movements & science denialSociety & Culture149
4HighSynthetic media & deepfakesSociety & Culture150
4HighPlatform power over public discourseSociety & Culture167
3ModerateState capacity & deliveryGeoeconomics & Statecraft2
3ModerateWeak social protectionSociety & Culture12
3ModeratePublic procurement reformGeoeconomics & Statecraft35
3ModerateErosion of rights & civic freedomsSociety & Culture43
3ModerateAI-mediated informationTechnology & Financials97
3ModeratePublic communication in crisisGeoeconomics & Statecraft100
3ModerateOutsourcing & public-private deliveryGeoeconomics & Statecraft101
3ModerateReligious & identity nationalismSociety & Culture140
3ModerateExecutive overreach & emergency powersSociety & Culture141
3ModerateElection integrity & interferenceSociety & Culture161
3ModerateCitizen participation & deliberative democracySociety & Culture184
3ModerateCensorship & surveillanceSociety & Culture189