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In this analysis, Foreign Policy presents its annual foresight of the top global risks for 2026. Drawing on the authors’ forecasting experience at the National Intelligence Council, the report outlines ten interconnected threats, including economic crisis, the dissolution of global order, disruptive AI trajectories, and accelerating climate decline. The authors argue that the world is […]
Welcome to the Age of Chaos Read More »
The author reflects on 2025 as the year plagued by social, economic, environmental, technological and institutional challenges, a period of polycrisis that created overwhelming pressure and global instability. She describes how democratic norms have declined, inequalities have widened and the liberal international order has splintered, leaving societies emotionally exhausted and increasingly divided into “us v
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
World of Woes: How the Global Polycrisis is Shaping Canada’s Youth Read More »
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
This episode features Christophe Yvetot, representative to the EU of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), who explores how innovation, clean tech, and global partnerships can turn today’s polycrisis into a springboard for sustainable growth.
Industry as the Solution in a Polycrisis Read More »
This report examines how Anthropocene conditions shape the brain and mind, while human cognition and social processes, in turn, drive and sustain global change.
Human Cognition and the Anthropocene Read More »
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
Polycrisis: What’s Next For Humanity In The Age Of Acceleration? Read More »
The authors examine the concept of synergy and its applications in the polycrisis context. They present an integrative review of 14 disciplines and identify three key attributes of synergy: its magnitudes, spatial and temporal scales, and the possibility for both positive and negative synergy. The review also outlines three conceptual understandings: synergy as outcome, synergy
Synergies: Understandings in a Complex World Read More »
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
Coping with Polycrisis and Systemic Risks: New Approaches to Assessment and Governance Read More »
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
U.S. Adults’ Perceptions of Six Possible Global Threats and Hazards Read More »
