Global Risks & Alternative Worlds

In an era marked by the relentless progression of climate change, the resurgence of state-on-state conflict, and the end of political and social cohesion in the United States and elsewhere, there is an urgent need to track escalating global risks and scope the possibilities for alternative pathways forward. Especially if full scale conflict, a dying planet, and the further deterioration of public trust in Western democracies are to be avoided.

The Global Risks and Alternative Worlds project at Stimson brings together experts and practitioners from diverse backgrounds in order to explore the new challenges facing us with the end of the post-Cold War era. Through reports, policy memos, and workshops, the project helps decision-makers navigate the expanding array of complexities, alert them to both opportunities and risks, and map out what lies ahead through the illustration of alternative futures.