Polycrisis Resource Library

The Polycrisis Resource Library is a growing collection of media that help to understand polycrisis, develop strategies to address polycrisis, and build a field of polycrisis analysis.

The Implications of Overshooting 1.5 °C on Earth System Tipping Elements—a Review

February 19, 2026

Paul D L Ritchie, Norman J Steinert, Jesse F Abrams, Hassan Alkhayuon, Constantin W Arnscheidt, Nils Bochow, Ruth R Chapman, Joseph Clarke, Donovan P Dennis, Jonathan F Donges, Bernardo M Flores, Julius Garbe, Annika Högner, Chris Huntingford, Timothy M Lenton, Johannes Lohmann, Kerstin Lux-Gottschalk, Manjana Milkoreit, Tessa Möller, Paul Pearce-Kelly, Laura Pereira, Courtney Quinn, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Simone M Stuenzi, Didier Swingedouw, Larissa N Van der Laan, Kirsten Zickfeld and Nico Wunderling

The authors review how minimising the magnitude and duration of any temperature overshoot beyond 1.5 °C could decrease tipping risks for multiple Earth system tipping elements. They find that fast-responding…

Uncomfortable Questions in Unstable Times

February 13, 2026

Nate Hagens

In this episode, Nate Hagens introduces a new recurring segment, Uncomfortable Questions in Unstable Times, focused on examining foundational assumptions about growth, stability, and societal purpose. He explores what might…

Four Global Risk Trends Likely to Shape the Planet through 2030

February 9, 2026

Maha Hosain Aziz

This article argues that the most consequential risks of the coming years will emerge not from individual crises but from their interaction, eroding trust and fragmenting systems. It identifies four…

Dissecting the Polycrisis, Charting the Conceptual Terrain of Enquiry

February 6, 2026

Andreas Bieler

The author examines the concept of polycrisis by distinguishing between surface-level crises and deeper structural drivers, arguing that prevailing approaches remain overly descriptive and fail to account for underlying causes….

Flattening the Curve on Societal Crisis: Lessons from History

February 5, 2026

Daniel Hoyer, Pieter Francois, Jenny Reddish, James S. Bennett and Peter Turchin

The authors argue that today’s polycrisis, marked by climate change, inequality, and institutional fragility, echoes recurrent structural challenges seen throughout history. While most historical crises led to violence and collapse,…

America’s Polycrisis Has Arrived

February 4, 2026

Brynn Tannehill

The author argues that the United States is experiencing a polycrisis, a convergence of simultaneous, mutually reinforcing crises spanning foreign policy, the rule of law, civil rights, constitutional governance, the…

What the Global Risks Report 2026 Really Says About the Urgency of Environmental Threats

February 4, 2026

Sebastian Buckup

This article highlights how environmental risks remain among the most severe global threats in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026, yet their perceived urgency has shifted across time…

Peace Studies and International Relations in an Age of Polycrisis

February 2, 2026

Theo Valois Souza Ferreira

The author contends that the 2026 Doomsday Clock setting reflects a polycrisis. Arguing that traditional frameworks in International Relations are inadequate for addressing the political, ethical, and structural dimensions of…

Confronting Multiple Global Crises: A Political Economy Approach for the Twenty-first Century

January 30, 2026

Andreas Bieler

This article develops a political economy framework to analyse multiple, overlapping global crises, including crises of capitalism, labour, gender, race, and ecology. Drawing on the philosophy of internal relations and…

How Systemic Risks Threaten Global Health Security (And What We Can Do)

January 29, 2026

Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA)

In this Cross Currents conversation, ASRA members discuss the systemic risks threatening global health security, including pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, climate-driven health crises, and fragmented global governance. They emphasize the need…

About the Resource Library

The Polycrisis Resource Library includes resources that:

  • Comment on the polycrisis as a concept and as a present global reality
  • Undertake similar analysis using different—but related—concepts
  • Analyze crisis interactions among multiple global systems

Though not exhaustive, the Library strives to present a diverse representation of views on different aspects of the polycrisis discussion, and will be updated as that discussion evolves. Search for resources with the keyword search bar, or by using the drop-down menus to filter for type of resource, global systems addressed, and key themes.

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