The age of cascading crises: Why the world keeps being surprised

From the Gulf to Ukraine to the Sahel, today’s conflicts are not isolated events but cascading shocks in a hyper-connected world, yet our institutions remain built to react to yesterday’s wars.

Which shocks pose the biggest risks to global food systems?

Oxford study develops model to help countries identify vulnerabilities and outline measures to help strengthen resilience against food crises.

Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes the UK’s fertiliser vulnerability

When geopolitical shocks hit households, we tend to notice energy prices first. But another shock often follows quickly: fertiliser price spikes that raise farm costs, then food prices.

Decentralising disease surveillance and modelling approaches will support equitable infectious disease responses

By sharing data analytics instead of raw data, federated approaches enable surveillance and modelling while respecting ethical and legal boundaries.

Roundtable Discussion: 'Rethinking security in an interconnected age'

'Montserrat: volcanic risk and economic opportunity on a small Caribbean island' with Dr Graham Ryan

'A new era of history: how should we navigate a new world of disorder?' with General Sir Nick Carter (in-person attendance fully booked)

'Cities all the way down: a new geographical framework for development' with Prof Luís Bettencourt