Massive infrastructure investments in artificial intelligence are changing the nature of power in the 21st century and reshaping global alliances.
Around a quarter of the 1,248 players at the 2026 World Cup were born outside the country they are representing, the highest proportion ever recorded...
Two decades of Global Peace Index data tell a story that goes beyond deterioration. They describe a world that has learned to live with a growing...
12 August 2026 | Briefing
25-27 August 2026 | Conference
Three structural drivers underpin this trend: a redistribution of global power eroding the post-Cold-War order, the transnational spread of conflict through refugees, arms, finance and ideology, and the rapid diffusion of autonomous weapons and AI-enabled targeting ahead of governance frameworks.
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