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News

Our news section is for important commentary and news that doesn’t fit under one of our Global Issues. Sometimes we use this space to comment on major current events, and sometimes we use it to cover conferences or share interviews we’ve snapped up. We also share news from our project team here.

 

  • Nowruz – Culture, Human Rights and Geopolitics

    The International Nowruz Day has been inscribed in the United Nation’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. The UN points out that “Nowruz is an ancestral festivity marking the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. It promotes values of peace and solidarity between generations […]

  • Ten Megatrends in ten Weeks!

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    A ten week internship on global megatrends and their interdependencies can only be the first step. Over the past ten weeks I’ve had the opportunity to be part of the FutureChallenges team. I’ve nearly finished my Bachelor’s thesis in political science and my internship gave me the welcome chance to […]

  • Catalysts for Change Global Game Announcement

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    Our colleagues from the Rockefeller Foundation announced an interesting global game. Please feel free to contact them and join the game.   Catalysts for Change Global Game: April 3-5, 2012 A new way to think about the future Can games change the way we think about the future? Can they […]

  • Young Leaders Debate NATO’s Future

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    Future Challenges is excited to be able to partner with Atlantic Community, a web-based think tank that aims to end the exclusivity of policy discourse and give voice to a new generation of thinkers and young leaders – something Future Challenges wholeheartedly supports! We’re getting involved by publicizing some of these […]