FARSIGHT

Mythical stories of future doom have been supplanted by scientifically grounded ones, with the interconnectedness and complexity of our world-system pushing us closer towards a scenario of inescapable global collapse.
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Author: Christian Kaarup Baron
Narration: August Leo Liljenberg (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Theories that inaccurately observe the present will inevitably fall short in predicting the future. Yet, our dominant frameworks for understanding international relations remain anchored in assumptions about power and sovereignty that no longer hold. If we want to grasp where geopolitics is actually heading, we need a new lens. Dr Parag Khanna argues that lens is entropy: the accelerating dispersal and dissipation of power across the geopolitical sphere, a patchwork of overlapping powers, jurisdictions, and alliances, similar to medieval Europe before the Westphalian concept of the nation state.
Khanna is a global strategic advisor and the founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, an AI-powered geospatial analytics platform. In this episode, we explore his theory of the coming entropic world order, the relationship between cartography and epistemology, and which nations are best positioned to deal with the climate disruptions ahead.
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Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the ⁠⁠⁠Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

We are joined by Andrew Maynard, scientist, author, and Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions at Arizona State University, to discuss phase shifts, technological risk, and the accelerating LinkedInification of human expression.
Andrew Maynard writes the "future of being human" substack https://www.futureofbeinghuman.com/ and co-hosts the Modem Futura podcast.
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Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Published by the ⁠⁠Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Political philosopher turned futurist, Bertrand de Jouvenel is one of the foundational figures in futures studies. His life and thought were deeply shaped by the defining upheavals of the 20th century — the rise of fascism, the catastrophe of World War II, and the titanic ideological struggle of the Cold War.
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Hosts: Casper Skovgaard Petersen & August Leo Liljenberg
Assistant producer: Tallulah Richards
Sources
Daniel Knegt: Fascism, Liberalism and Europeanism in the Political Thought of Bertrand de Jouvenel and Alfred Fabre-Luce
Jasper Verschoor: "More than Planners, Less than Utopians:" 1960s Futurism and Post-Industrial Theory
Daniel Rosenberg: Taming the Minotaur: Bertrand de Jouvenel on Liberty and Authority
Brian C. Anderson: Bertrand de Jouvenel's Melancholy Liberalism
Bertrand de Jouvenel: On Power
Bertrand de Jouvenel: The Art of Conjecture
Published by the ⁠Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Trains and rail once symbolised progress and modernity in Europe. Today, they have more-so come to represent ideas of social equity and public good – an unassuming but universally accessible means of transport. Could rail reclaim its lost significance and prestige – and if so, what would it take?
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Author: Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Narration: Manya Lind (with ElevenLabs AI)
Published by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies