Conflict
Defense is about managing risk in an uncertain world. This issue deals with topics about the future of conflict — geopolitics, cyberattacks, disinformation, climate change, polarization, staffing and training and supply chain continuity — that are on the minds of the situation room and the board room.
According to Bloomberg, the term "geopolitics" has come up in earnings calls in 2023 three times as often as it did two years ago. Why? Because we live in uncertain times, when the world order and narrative we have lived under for generations feels tenuous. That's apparent in the news and in the C-suite as leaders deal with technological shifts, fragile supply chains, changing relationships to institutions, disinformation, climate change and resource scarcity.
Read What the Future: Conflict for an exclusive look at the known unknowns (and unknown unknowns) that will shape the future of conflict, the ramifications they could have on businesses, brands, and beyond, and how citizens and consumers can be ready for the changes to come.
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Letter from the Editor
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How the future of conflict will transform business in a fragmented world Matt Carmichael, What the Future editor, head of the Ipsos Trends & Foresight Lab |
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Interviews & Features
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Why considering the worst case needs to be part of your planning Maria Langan-Riekhof, vice chair for analysis, acting principal vice chair of the National Intelligence Council |
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Why polarization is our biggest security threat Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Rep. (MI-7th District) |
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What businesses need to balance for future U.S.-China relations Brand insights from Ipsos’ Ryan Tully |
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How improving tech literacy among policymakers would strengthen security Jake Sotiriadis, director, The Center for Futures Intelligence, National Intelligence University |
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How safety and security are evolving in the digital age Dominic Perez, Chief technology officer, Curtiss-Wright |
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Why foresight, tech and ethics education can better prepare us for uncertainty Col. Chris Mayer, Ph.D, Department head of English and Philosophy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point |
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How veteran healthcare will shape private healthcare and vice versa Amanda Lienau, Ph.D, director of Open Innovation, Veterans Health Administration |
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Why the satisfaction gap in Veteran and private healthcare calls for change Brand insights from Ipsos’ Sarah Saxton |
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How the ways we respond to climate change could lead to conflict Joshua Busby, author; professor; non-resident fellow at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs |
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