Global Risk Forum 418 & 419
In a region where headlines are loud but truths are often whispered, join us to look beyond the noise. Beyond the breaking news, what’s really unfolding in the Middle East? Join us to explore strategic allyship, regional power plays and the behind-the-curtain discussions quietly reshaping the landscape. The fallout is already hitting shipping and energy markets […]
The Geopolitical & Warfare Risks of AI – GRF 409 Special Edition
The Global Risk Forum Special Edition Report serves as part of a new monthly format, focused on a single issue rather than a broad geopolitical overview. The topic for this session was Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its growing impact on Geopolitics, Governance and Global Risk. The Global Risk Forum highlighted the value of bringing together […]
Global Risk Forum 416 & 417 — Special Session: Best of Times / Worst of Times: An Exploration of the Current World Order
Global Risk Forum Special Edition
Global Risk Forum 412 & 413
Ukraine has announced plans for presidential elections and a peace referendum by mid-May, even amid ongoing conflict. Russian attacks on infrastructure, combined with extreme winter conditions, have left many Ukrainians without electricity, heating or other basic necessities in temperatures of -20°C. From daily life to diplomacy, the conflict is taking its toll—highlighting just how resilient […]
Global Risk Forum 410 & 411
On 2 February 2026, former European leader Mario Draghi spoke at KU Leuven, one of Europe’s oldest and most respected universities, and made a striking point: the post–World War II economic and geopolitical order is “effectively dead”. Rising competition between the United States and China, disagreements within Europe and territorial disputes like Greenland show just how fractured global governance has become. […]
Global Risk Forum 409: The Geopolitical and Warfare Risks of AI
The final week of the month is here, and with it, our special focus Global Risk Forum session. We invite you to join us on 30th January, 10:00–11:30 GMT, for a session that promises to spark conversation and new insights: “The Geopolitical and Warfare Risks of AI”. We’re delighted to welcome Sebastian Obeta, AI innovation expert, member of the European AI Alliance and delegate […]
Global Risk Forum 408
This week, global attention is focused on both political and humanitarian crises. In NATO, tensions over Greenland — after Trump pushed for increased U.S. access — show how fragile alliances can be when strategic interests collide. European leaders, including Denmark and Greenland’s leadership, are actively defending sovereignty, while NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized that proposals […]
Global Risk Forum 406 & 407
This week’s most consequential development is not a single crisis but the convergence of global power, uncertainty and competing visions at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos (20–24 January). Nearly 65 heads of state and government, alongside G7, G20 and BRICS leaders and hundreds of global CEOs, are meeting against one of the […]
Global Risk Forum 404 & 405
It can feel as though the world is shifting on several fault lines at once. From the streets of Tehran to humanitarian frontlines in Africa, from record-breaking heat to the closed-door negotiations of global diplomacy, pressures are building—and intersecting. In Iran, deepening economic hardship has spilled into widespread unrest, with protests reported across the country […]
Global Risk Forum 402 & 403
The first week of 2026 is almost over, and it has already been marked by a series of significant global developments. This week, we will focus on the most consequential events, including the high-profile detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and its implications for U.S.-Latin America relations. We will also explore OPEC+’s decision to maintain […]