2023 Outlook: Conflicts Persist Amid Political Turmoil and Epidemics, But Hope Lingers for a Calmer 2024
• The year saw the return of unpleasant things like conflict in the Middle East and political turmoil in the UK, including the brief comeback of former PM Liz Truss.
• French minister Marlène Schiappa posed nude in Playboy in an unsuccessful attempt to distract from problems in France.
• Paris suffered from a bedbug epidemic that French intelligence blamed on Russia stoking fears.
• The article jokes about more chaos to come in 2023 with a US election.
• The text concludes by saying hopefully 2024 will be calmer, but the author seems skeptical.