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Global Future Council on Geopolitics

About the Global Future Council on Geopolitics

Peace and stability have been in decline over the past decade, with climate, economic, and technological shocks adding additional complexities to the already-fraught global security landscape. Geopolitical realignments, driven by recent conflicts and competition, have further complicated efforts to achieve sustainable peace. 

How can leaders from the public and private sectors navigate current geopolitical headwinds to identify and build mechanisms for strengthening collective security?

Co-Chairs

Samir Saran

President Observer, Research Foundation (ORF)

Mina Al-Oraibi

Editor-in-Chief,  The National

Members

CB
Caroline Berson
Vice-President, Global Government Relations at PepsiCo Inc.
DQ
Danny Quah
Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
DE
Dina Esfandiary
Middle East Geoeconomics Lead at Bloomberg LP
DA
Dubai Abulhoul Alfalasi
Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Fiker Institute
FG
Florence Gaub
Director, Research Division at NATO Defense College
FA
Fonteh Akum
Director & Senior Fellow, Carnegie Africa Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
IK
Itonde Kakoma
President at Interpeace - International Organization for Peacebuilding
JB
Jenna Ben-Yehuda
Executive Vice President at The Atlantic Council
JB
Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno
Co-Vice Chair, Board of Directors at Inter-American Dialogue
KP
Katarzyna Pisarska
Chair of the Council at The Casimir Pulaski Foundation
KD
Kat Duffy
Senior Fellow, Digital and Cyberspace Policy at Council on Foreign Relations
KJ
Ken Jimbo
Professor,Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate school of Media and Governance at Keio University
LQ
Liu Qian
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Wusawa Advisory, Inc
LK
Lynn Kuok
Lee Kuan Yew Chair, Center for Asia Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution
MA
Mina Al-Oraibi
Editor-in-Chief at The National
RE
Rachel Ellehuus
Director-General at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
RA
Ravi Agrawal
Editor-in-Chief at Foreign Policy Magazine
SS
Samir Saran
President at Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
SN
Sir Robin Niblett
Warden of New College at University of Oxford
SK
Sofiane Khatib
Strategic Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer at Trafigura Group Pte Ltd

Council Manager

Jessica Margolis

Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics, World Economic Forum

Council's Publications

Featured publications

The Global Cooperation Barometer 2025
Shaping Cooperation in a Fragmenting World
5 geopolitical questions for 2025

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