2025 Voodoo is a term used to describe a hypothetical scenario in which the global economy collapses due to a combination of factors, including a global pandemic, climate change, and political instability. The term was coined by economist and author James Rickards in his 2020 book, “The Road to Ruin: The Global Risks That Could Derail the 2020s.”
Rickards argues that the world is on the brink of a major crisis that could lead to a global depression worse than the Great Depression of the 1930s. He cites a number of factors that could contribute to such a crisis, including: