The Strategic Foresight Hub at the Stimson Center is helping to inform decision-makers about global trends, analyzes future risks & opportunities, and actively seeks to find convergence and resolution to differences and disputes. It is at the core of a global network of strategic thinkers and sources for critical information, reflection, and innovative methodologies, identifying today's weak signals that become the driving forces of tomorrow’s reality.
Because not one person or institution can expect to know everything about the future or how to discover it, the Hub is strengthened by the diversity of voices and unites the Stimson Center’s wide array of expertise across programs and projects. Together, we work to understand possible futures and provide strategic guidance for the management of uncertainty.

While the judicial system benefits from AI implementation in case management and processing, the technology poses a threat to ethics and trust
January 8, 2026

The top global risks of 2026 show an ever more unstable world
January 5, 2026

Burdened by coordination challenges, Thailand has begun to adopt AI solutions to increase government efficiency and adherence to international regulatory frameworks
December 15, 2025

In an era of increasing economic, geopolitical, and technological risks, policymakers neglecting to consider historical experiences could result in avoidable detrimental outcomes
December 8, 2025

With increasing influence from China and Russia, the U.S. cannot afford to overlook long-term investment in Africa
November 20, 2025

As the U.S. steps back from Europe’s security, is the EU prepared and well placed to pick up the slack?
November 14, 2025

Exploring what is at stake as governments across the Global South grapple with the complexities of a growing youth population
October 28, 2025

How can policymakers leverage voluntary standards to enhance cybersecurity in open-source software?
October 24, 2025