EMERGING DYNAMICS STATE: TENSIONS, TURBULENCE, AND TRANSFORMATION Key Takeaways Governments in all regions will face mounting pressures from economic constraints and a mix of demographic, environmental, and other challenges. Meanwhile, populations will demand more, and they are empowered to push for their con昀氀icting goals and priorities. The relationships between societies and their governments are likely to face persistent tensions because of a growing mismatch between what publics expect and what governments deliver. This widening gap portends more political volatility, risks for democracy, and expanding roles for alternative sources of governance. Growing public discontent, if accompanied by a catalyzing crisis and inspired leadership, could spur signi昀椀cant shifts or transformations in how people govern. 78 Photo / Bigstock