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.
There is more to Russia’s future than endless conflict with the West or an overreliance on China
April 16, 2025
Decentralized AI governance promotes agility and innovation but also comes with the risk of inadequate federal safety regulations
March 13, 2025
The new Trump administration has an opportunity to combine human and AI-powered analysis to reimagine technology policies and export controls
March 3, 2025
Outlining four scenarios for what comes next as the critical minerals deal with the United States crumbles
March 3, 2025
Geopolitical investment controls are reshaping corporate takeovers, with Qualcomm’s “geopolitical poison pill” setting a controversial new precedent
February 18, 2025
The use of AI in combating human trafficking is not black and white, despite an overwhelming anti-technology sentiment.
January 31, 2025
Persistent conflict in Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine; rising tensions with Mexico, China, and North Korea; the consequences of climate change and emerging technologies; and a second Trump presidency may pose heightened risks this year
January 13, 2025
Examining how China employs both military and paramilitary forces to advance its territorial claims in disputed areas
December 27, 2024
