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World of Woes: How the Global Polycrisis is Shaping Canada’s Youth

This article explores why young Canadians are increasingly reporting feelings of despair amid what experts describe as a global polycrisis. Drawing on personal testimonies, it reflects on how a generation shaped by constant exposure to global tragedies, political uncertainty, and systemic challenges amplified by social media is experiencing heightened anxiety and hopelessness. Unlike past eras […]

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Risk Outlook 2026

The 2026 Risk Outlook examines the rapidly evolving global risk environment, where threats are accelerating, overlapping, and placing new pressures on organisational resilience. Drawn from interviews with 860 senior risk decision‑makers across 94 countries, the report identifies ten top drivers of global risk: geopolitical tensions, cyber‑crime, political and economic instability, regulatory uncertainty, extreme weather, mental‑health

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Polycrisis: What’s Next For Humanity In The Age Of Acceleration?

Robert B. Tucker reflects on the unprecedented uncertainty shaping humanity’s future in the era of polycrisis. From the war in Ukraine and the accelerating impacts of climate change to job displacement driven by AI and automation, Tucker illustrates how today’s challenges are increasingly interconnected. He cites recent events like the 2024 CrowdStrike outage as examples

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Coping with Polycrisis and Systemic Risks: New Approaches to Assessment and Governance

In this webinar, hosted by the World Academy of Art and Science and its EXTRA initiative, experts explored the interconnected nature of global crises and the systemic risks emerging from complex, cascading interactions across ecological, social, and technological systems. Topics included food system vulnerabilities, equity-centered governance, resilience dividends and positive externalities, and the modeling of

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U.S. Adults’ Perceptions of Six Possible Global Threats and Hazards

In this brief report, RAND presents the public’s perceptions of six categories of risk using data from a survey fielded to a nationally representative sample of 8,793 adults from the RAND American Life Panel. The results reflect respondents’ perceptions of risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), asteroids and comets hitting Earth, severe changes to Earth’s

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The Global Polytunity

In this article, Yuen Yuen Ang introduces the concept of polytunity as a counter-narrative to the prevailing discourse of polycrisis. Rather than viewing overlapping global disruptions as signs of inevitable collapse, Ang argues they present a rare opportunity for systemic transformation. She critiques the Western-centric framing of global challenges and calls for a new paradigm

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Addressing the Globe’s Polycrisis with Lou Leonard, Dean of Clark University’s School of Climate, Environment, and Society

In this episode, Dr. Lou Leonard explores the global polycrisis—a convergence of multiple crisis such as climate change, ecological degradation, and rising inequality. He explains how these overlapping challenges are weakening natural systems and disrupting the foundations of our economies and societies. Leonard emphasizes the urgency of confronting these interconnected issues and highlights the importance

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