26/09/2026
On 28 April 2025, the power grids of Spain and Portugal collapsed within seconds, one of the clearest demonstrations yet of how vulnerable critical infrastructure has […]
11/09/2026
This summer, three seemingly unrelated stories appeared within days of each other. China’s AI-driven weather warning system MAZU is expanding to dozens of new countries, American […]
05/09/2026
In the novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a new being and then turns away from his creation. The drama arises not simply because he tries to […]
29/08/2026
In 1818, at the age of twenty, Mary Shelley published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The story of Victor Frankenstein and the creature he creates grew […]
22/08/2026
For several years now, I’ve been very enthusiastic about using socio-cultural perspectives as a framework for scenarios. This framework works well for complex societal issues and […]
15/08/2026
The American report series Global Trends was, for nearly thirty years, a leading example of public strategic foresight. The National Intelligence Council (NIC), the long-term analysis […]
19/07/2025
In a world where artificial intelligence enables increasingly accurate predictions – from weather forecasts to economic trends – a fundamental question arises: does AI make traditional […]
12/07/2025
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested Dutch society, economy and government in an unprecedented way. What began as reports about a mysterious virus in a Chinese city, […]
06/07/2025
.Leiden, February 27, 2045 What began as a mysterious virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan would grow into the biggest health crisis since World War […]