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by Nayef Al-Rodhan
Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan is a Philosopher, Neuroscientist, Geostrategist and Futurologist.
He is Honorary Fellow, St. Antony's College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy’s Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, Switzerland, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK, Member of the Global Future Council on the Future of Complex Risks at the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
In 2014, he was voted as one of the Top 30 most influential Neuroscientists in the world, in 2017, he was named amongst the Top 100 geostrategists in the World, and in 2022, he was named as one of the Top 50 influential researchers whose work could shape 21st-century politics and policy.
He is a Prize-winning scholar who has written 25 books and more than 350 articles. His research focuses on the interplay between: Neuro-Techno-Philosophy, Transdisciplinary Philosophy, Disruptive Technologies (AI, Quantum Computing, Synthetic Biology, Superintelligence), Neuroscience, Geopolitical Realities, Geostrategic Imperatives, Symbiotic Realism, Multi-Sum Security, Human Enhancement, Global Futures, Sustainable National and Global Security, Outer Space Security, Statecraft, Transcultural Synergies, Human Dignity, Collective Civilizational Risks, Cascading Frontier Risks, International Relations and Public Policy, in Peace and War.
INTERVIEW
Concepts
Neuro-Techno-Philosophy
Symbiotic Realism
Recent articles on the Symbiotic Realism theory:
Symbiotic Realism: A Transdisciplinary International Relations theory
Symbiotic Realism: A Transdisciplinary International Relations theory (extended version)
Sustainable History propelled by good governance
Emotional Amoral Egoism
The Ocean Model of Civilization
Neuro-P5
Transcultural Synergy and universal axiology
The necessary prerequisites of sustainable history
Reconciliation statecraft: reconciling the eight global interests
Pre-requisites of the triumph of individual geo-cultural domains
Read more:
Minimum criteria of human dignity needs
Just power
multi-sum security principle
LATEST ARTICLES
We Need A TransDisciplinary Coalition To Create Responsible AI – A Symbiotic Realist Framework
February 2025 – Munich Security Conference
The new space age needs a new politics
November 2024
AI, War and Transdisciplinary Philosophy
November 2023
Interview - Recently Published Book Spotlight: Sustainable History and Human Dignity
August 2023 - APA Blog
How do we predict which ideas pass the test of time?
August 2023 - The Montreal Review
Transdisciplinary philosophy and public policy
June 2023 - Research Features
Letter: Deadly Danger Of Uncontrolled AI Technology
June 2023 - The Times
What could ‘public philosophy’ do for philosophy today?
June 2023 - Oxford Public Philosophy
Research Features: “The Future of Philosophy is Transdisciplinary”
Commentary on My NeuroTechnoPhilosophy Framework in Research Features May 2023
Letter: ‘Ethical’ AI Inspections
March 2023 - The Times
Meta-Geopolitics: A holistic approach to geopolitics
March 2023 - Centrum Balticum
February 2023 - Philosophy in Review
Preventing the Increased/Uncontrolled Militarisation of Outer Space
February 2023 - GCSP
The critical interplay between cybersecurity and outer-space security
February 2023 - The Security Times
Letter: Tread warily before using avatars as grief counsellors
January 2023 - Financial Times
December 2022 - The Times
Maritime Security: Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
December 2022 - GCSP
Statement at UNHQ: Geopolitics, Governance, Security and Sustainability in Outer Space
October 2022 - United Nations
Transdisciplinarity, neuro-techno-philosophy, and the future of philosophy
November 2022 - Metaphilosophy
Lessons from Dr Strangelove: How To Avoid Nuclear War
October 2022 - Modern Diplomacy
October 2022 - The Times
How do we set the moral compass on AI-generated art?
October 2022 - CAPX
The wrongs, harms, and ineffectiveness of torture: A moral evaluation from empirical neuroscience
October 2022 - Journal of Social Philosophy
We must address the glaring gaps in space law
September 2022 - Reaction
The Race for AI, Quantum Supremacy
August 2022 - Modern Diplomacy
August 2022 - The Times
Microchips: why it’s time to start thinking ahead
August 2022 - CAPX
Regulate outer space before it is too late
July 2022 - Modern Diplomacy
Measuring chaos: why the world needs a dignity index
June 2022 - CAPX
How do you make killer robots act ethically?
June 2022 - Reaction
February 2022 - The Times
The Rise of Neurotechnology Calls for a Parallel Focus on Neurorights
May 2021 - Scientific American
Working from Home: A Neuroscientific Perspective
May 2021 - Areo
Emotions, Politics and Vaccines
March 2021 - EU Observer
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for human dignity and governance
March 2021 - Oxford Political Review
February 2021 - New Philosopher
Implications of New Space Forces for Sustainable Space and Terrestrial Security
February 2021 - Global Policy
Global navigation satellite systems: a Symbiotic Realist paradigm
February 2021 - The Space Review
What will space security look like in 2021?
January 2021 - The Space Review
Finding a common ground for international space regulation
January 2021 - The Parliament
3 disruptive frontier risks that could strike by 2040
December 2020 - World Economic Forum
In space, either we all win, or we all lose
October 2020 - The Parliament
Why agile governance should be human-centred governance
September 2020 - World Economic Forum
Covid-19 has shown the world is not prepared for potential bioweapons
September 2020 - CAPX
A Neurophilosophy of Autonomous Weapons and Warfare
August 2020 - APA
Private against public: Is Britain’s move into OneWeb the start of a new space race?
July 2020 - Emerging Europe
Seven Substrates for a Symbiotic, Secure and Sustainable Global Future
July 2020 - Cooperative Security Initiative
La neuro-philosophie et le transhumanisme
July 2020 - La-Philo
Major Transformative Technologies and the Five Dimensions of Security
June 2020 - Oxford Political Review
June 2020 - Global Policy
Une neuro-philosophie de la compréhension transculturelle mondiale
May 2020 - Les Philosophes.fr
Meta-Geopolitics of Pandemics: The Case of Covid-19
May 2020 - Global Policy
A Neurophilosophical Paradigm for a New Enlightenment
May 2020 - CSS
Why now is the time for universal basic income
April 2020 - The New European
A Neurophilosophy of Power and Constitutionalism
April 2020 - APA
Social Distancing: A Neurophilosophical Perspective
April 2020 - Aero
April 2020 - Les Philosophes.fr
COVID-19 could dramatically change the way we see government
March 2020 - Reaction
A Neurophilosophical paradigm for a new Enlightenment
March 2020 - APA
February 2020 - Les Philosophes.fr
January 2020 - DATAFLOQ
In 2020, we need to think of a #UN for the 21st century
December 2019 - EU Reporter
A Neurophilosophy of Conflict, War, and Peace
December 2019 - APA
The Runaway Train of Cognitive Enhancement
December 2019 - Scientific American
Nato and EU: cooperate, not compete, on space security
December 2019 - EU Observer
An Eye for AI May Leave the Whole World Blind
November 2019 - DATAFLOQ
A Neurophilosophy of Global Trans-cultural Understanding
October 2019 - ETH Zurich
Facebook vs. democracy: Let’s get serious about disinformation
October 2019 - City A.M.
October 2019 - World Economic Forum
October 2019 - EU Reporter
A Neurophilosophy of global trans-cultural understanding
September 2019 - APA
The Upcoming Space Race and Weaponization of Space
September 2019 - Independent
The Future of Meta-Geopolitical Competition in Outer Space
July 2019 - ISPI
June 2019 - CSS ETH Zurich
How understanding the five motivators of humankind will help us to improve the world and ourselves
May 2019 - World Economic Forum
May 2019 - New Philosopher
Free Will in the Age of Neuromodulation
El libre albedrío en la era de la neuromodulación
October 2018 - OpenMind
A Neuro-Philosophy of History: “Sustainable History”; with Dignity, and without Directionality
September 2018 - ETH Zurich
This is what mind-altering drugs and technology mean for free will
July 2018 - World Economic Forum
Free Will in the Age of Neuromodulation
July 2018 - Philosophy Now
Sustainable Governance of Future Outer Space Colonies
June 2018 - ETH Zurich
Quantum Computing and the New Space Race
June 2018 - The National Interest
June 2018 - OXPOL
This is Your Brain on Mars: What Space Travel Does to Our Psychology
May 2018 - ETH Zurich
US Space Policy and Strategic Culture
April 2018 - OXPOL
What Will Space Exploration Look Like In The Future? – Analysis
April 2018 - Eurasia Review
Emotional Amoral Egoism and its Implications for Understanding Conflicts
April 2018 - Global Policy
Space traffic control: technological means and governance implications
April 2018 - The Space Review
U.S. Space Policy and Strategic Culture
April 2018 - Journal of International Affairs
Artificial Intelligent Agents: Prerequisites for Rights and Dignity
April 2018 - CSS ETH Zurich
What will space exploration look like in the future?
March 2018 - World Economic Forum
Preventing Future Conflicts in Outer Space
March 2018 - CSS ETH Zurich
Weaponization and Outer Space Security
March 2018 - Global Policy
March 2018 - Eurasia Review
The Seven Capacities of States: a Meta-Geopolitical Framework
March 2018 - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Artificial Intelligent Agents: Pre-requisites for rights and dignity
March 2018 - Age of Robots
March 2018 - Eurasia Review
Emotional Amoral Egoism and its Implications for Understanding Conflicts
February 2018 - E-IR
This is your brain on Mars: what space travel does to our psychology
February 2018 - Prospect
February 2018 - YaleGlobal Online
Why technological Innovation and increased cooperation regarding space debris are vital
February 2018 - The Space Review
Russia: Space Power And Strategic Culture – Analysis
February 2018 - Eurasia Review
China Aims for the Moon - and Beyond
February 2018 - The Diploma
Brainprints: Implications for Security and Civil Liberties
February 2018 - The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
Future of Human Enhancement - What is the future of human enhancement in the Arab World?
February 2018 - World Economic Forum
February 2018 - ETH Zurich
Reconciliation Statecraft: Eight competing principal interests
February 2018 - Global Policy
Reconciliation Statecraft: Eight competing principal interests
October 2017 - Global Affairs Mexico
June 2017 - ETH Zurich
Post-Truth Politics, the Fifth Estate and the Securitization of Fake News
June 2017 - Global Policy
Post-Truth Politics, the Fifth Estate and the Securitization of Fake News
May 2017 - British Academy
The 'Ocean Model of Civilization', Sustainable History Theory, and Global Cultural Understanding
December 2016 - Science
Tomorrow's arsenal: Two authors probe the technologies transforming warfare
October 2016 - Global Policy
Divisive Politics and the Brain: Primordial Determinism vs. Responsible Egalitarianism
October 2016 - OXPOL
Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics
October 2016 - ETH Zurich
Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics
October 2016 - World Economic Forum
Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics
September 2016 - Los Angeles Review of Books
Moral Enhancement: A Reality Check
Review of 'The Myth of the Moral Brain: The Limits of Moral Enhancement' by Harris Wiseman.
August 2016 - OXPOL
The neuro-philosophy of international relations
Implications for Sustainable Peace and Security.
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August 2016 - OpenMind
Neuro-philosophy of International Relations
Neuroscience has had limited disciplinary connectivity to the field of International Relations (IR) and Politics. The field of IR is traditionally understood [...].
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August 2016 - OpenMind
La neurofilosofía de las relaciones internacionales
El vínculo disciplinar entre neurociencia y relaciones internacionales y política es limitado. Tradicionalmente, se entendía [...].
June 2016 - Scientific American
La optogenética ilumina la neurociencia terapéutica
Realzada por microchips inalámbricos emergentes, la técnica podría ofrecer nuevas rutas para el tratamiento de enfermedades como el párkinson y la depresión.
June 2016 - ETH Zurich
Neuro-Philosophy of International Relations
Implications for Sustainable Peace and Security.
June 2016 - Scientific American
June 2016 - Scientific American
June 2016 - World Economic Forum
June 2016 - World Economic Forum
A brain breakthrough that offers new hope for Parkinson's and Depression
June 2016 – Harvard International Review
Behavioral Profiling and the Biometrics of Intent
Security vs. Orwellian infringement on Civil Liberties.
June 2016 - The Montreal Review
Neuro-Philosophy of International Relations
Implications for Sustainable Peace and Security.
June 2016 - BBVA OpenMind
La selección natural de las ideas: Requisitos e implicaciones en política, filosofía e historia
¿Por qué algunos paradigmas e ideas perduran mientras que otros se quedan obsoletos o se rechazan?
June 2016 - BBVA OpenMind
The Natural Selection of Ideas: Prerequisites and Implications for Politics, Philosophy and History
Why do certain ideas and political paradigms endure while others become obsolete or are rejected?
May 2016 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Natural Selection of Ideas: Prerequisites and Implications for Politics, Philosophy and History
Why do certain ideas and political paradigms endure while others become obsolete or are rejected?
May 2016 - Global Policy Journal
The Natural Selection of Ideas: Prerequisites and Implications for Politics, Philosophy and History
Why do certain ideas and political paradigms endure while others become obsolete or are rejected?
February, 2016- Global Policy Journal
January, 2016- The Oxford University Politics Blog
January, 2016- BBVA OpenMind
Propuesta de una escala de dignidad para un gobierno sostenible
La dignidad es fundamental para gobernar bien.
January, 2016- BBVA OpenMind
December, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
December, 2015- OxPol
Hypersonic Missiles Offer Some Impressive- and Disturbing- Capabilities
Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive- and disturbing- capabilities.
November, 2015- Journal of Public Policy
Proposal of a Dignity Scale for Sustainable Governance
Why dignity is critical to good governance.
November, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
Hypersonic Missiles and Global Security
Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive- and disturbing- capabilities.
November, 2015- The Diplomat
Hypersonic Missiles and Global Security
Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive- and disturbing- capabilities.
October, 2015- Geneva Centre for Security Policy
The Tripwire Pivotal Corridor Conflicts
Within the Tripwire Pivotal Corridor (TPC) are several politically unstable regions that have a great importance for global security.
Setiembre, 2015- BBVA OpenMind
Socioneurobiología y perspectivas para nuestro futuro colectivo global
Aunque en los últimos años el estudio del comportamiento social humano ha cobrado impulso, sus aspectos biológicos y evolutivos siguen siendo poco explorada .
September, 2015- BBVA OpenMind
Socio-Neuro-Biology and Prospects for Our Collective Global Future
Although in recent years the study of human social behaviour has gained momentum, its biological and evolutionary aspects remain underexplored.
September, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Moral Code: How to Teach Robots Right and Wrong
As robots are becoming more autonomous, we must begin to reflect on their capacity for moral reasoning.
August, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Privatization of Space: When Things Go Wrong
As space explorations begins to depend more heavily on private companies, one must look at how this changes the role that governments play. Read More.
August, 2015- Foreign Affairs
The Moral Code: How to Teach Robots Right and Wrong
As robots are becoming more autonomous, we must begin to reflect on their capacity for moral reasoning.
July, 2015- E- International Relations
Socio-Neuro-Biology and Prospects for Our Collective Global Future
Although in recent years the study of human social behaviour has gained momentum, its biological and evolutionary aspects remain underexplored.
July, 2015- Global Policy Journal
Strategic Culture and Pragmatic National Interest
How the study of strategic culture remains important for understanding and addressing conflicts in an interdependent world.
July, 2015- Global Policy Journal
The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States
Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.
July, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States
Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.
July, 2015- Georgetown Journal of Foreign Affairs
Brain Gain: The Emerging Security and Ethical Challenges of Cognitive Enhancement
June, 2015- OXPOL - Politics in Spires
The Emotional Amoral Egoism of States
Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.
June, 2015- Wilson Quarterly
Future Wars: Reshaping the Ethics and Norms of War
Technology's forward march will require us to reconsider and even rewrite the rules of war.
June, 2015- Diplomatic Courier
Rationality, Pragmatism, and Palestine
Emotions have long played a central role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
June, 2015- World Economic Forum Blog
June, 2015- The Montréal Review
The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States
Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.
May, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
Exploring the implications of the development and acquisition of human enhancement technologies for military purposes.
May, 2015- Global Policy Journal
Exploring the implications of the development and acquisition of human enhancement technologies for military purposes.
April, 2015- OpenDemocracy
Symbiotic Realism and Just Power
Four interlocking elements shape the global system : the neurobiological substrates of human nature, global anarchy, instant connectivity and interdependence.
April, 2015- Journal of Public Policy
Examining previously unexplored links between neurochemistry and public policy.
April, 2015- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Security Implications and Existential Crossroads of Artificial Intelligence
Emerging A.I. technologies must be carefully regulated because of their possible implications for ethics, security, and human existence.
March, 2015- Yale Global
Free-Wheeling Web Commentary Challenges Media's Traditional Power
Blogs continue to wield influence; governments and bloggers could coordinate on regulations to increase the potential.
March, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
What are the Ethical Implications of Emerging Tech?
What are the ethical and regulatory challenges faced by crucial emerging technologies like Genetic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence?
March, 2015- Scientific American
The Many Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies
Brainlike computer chips, smart pharmacology and other advances offer great promise but also raise serious questions that we must deal with now.
March, 2015- World Economic Forum Blog
What are the Ethical Implications of Emerging Tech?
What are the ethical and regulatory challenges faced by crucial emerging technologies like Genetic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence?
February, 2015- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Meta-Geopolitics of Geneva 1815-2015
What geopolitical factors helped transform Geneva into a global economic and diplomatic center?
February, 2015- Global Policy Journal
Quantum Computing and Global Security
What are the implications of Quantum Computing for progress and security?
February, 2015- Open Mind
Gratificación Neuroquímica Sostenible y el Significado de la existencia
¿cuál es el sentido de la vida ?
February, 2015- Open Mind
Sustainable Neurochemical Gratification and the Meaning of Existence
What is the meaning of life, see my new article.
February, 2015- OXPOL - Politics in Spires
Who Are We: Neurochemical Man and Emotional Amoral Egoism
How our neurochemistry influences our Human Nature.
January, 2015- The Montréal Review
Who Are We: Neurochemical Man and Emotional Amoral Egoism
How our neurochemistry influences our Human Nature.
January, 2015- BBVA OpenMind
An Educational Program that promotes cultural security and understanding.
January, 2015 - GCSP Editorials
The Ethical and Security Implications of Synthetic Biology and Cognitive Enhancement
Assessing the future impact of crucial emerging technologies.
December, 2014 - E-International Relations
A Proposed Theory of Knowledge: Neuro-Rational Physicalism
Exploring the factors that influence how we acquire knowledge.
December, 2014 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
Minimum Criteria for Sustainable Global Governance
Exploring the importance of the eight criteria for sustainable global governance.
November, 2014 - Global Policy
We need a globally inclusive educational program that promotes cultural security and understanding.
November, 2014 - World Economic Forum
Will Biology Change What it Means to Be Human?
The latest scientific advances will soon enable us to take charge of evolution itself.
November, 2014 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Geopolitics of Europe: 1815-2015
Reexamining the last 200 years of the Geopolitics of Europe and why we need to apply a Meta-Geopolitical framework for today.
October, 2014 - E-International Relations
Eight Substrates for a Possible Universal Axiology
Essentialism in one of the biggest threats to inter-cultural understanding.
October, 2014- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
Emerging Technologies: Security and Regulatory Concerns
New security technologies require urgent oversight.
October, 2014- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
Programmable Matter: 4D Printing's Promises and Risks
The future of fabrication.
September, 2014- Harvard International Review
The Social Contract 2.0: Big Data and the Need to Guarantee Privacy and Civil Liberties
Why in this age of big data and surveillance, privacy and civil liberties need to be protected more than ever.
September, 2014- Politics in Spires
The Social Contract 2.0: Big Data and the Need to Guarantee Privacy and Civil Liberties
Why in this age of big data and surveillance, privacy and civil liberties need to be protected more than ever.
September, 2014- BBVA OpenMind
El Contrato Social 2.0: Big Data Y La Necesidad De Garantizar La Privacidad Y Las Libertades Civiles
Por qué en esta época de grandes datos y la vigilancia, la privacidad y las libertades civiles deben ser protegidos más que nunca.
September, 2014- BBVA OpenMind
The Social Contract 2.0: Big Data and the Need to Guarantee Privacy and Civil Liberties
Why in this age of big data and surveillance, privacy and civil liberties need to be protected more than ever.
August, 2014- BBVA OpenMind
Reforming Democracy and the Future of History
To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.
August, 2014- BBVA OpenMind
La Reforma De La Democracia Y El Futuro De La Historia
Difundir la Democracia, las naciones democráticas deben mirar hacia adentro primero.
August, 2014- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Islamic World and the West: Recovering Common History
Europe overlooks long history of good exchanges with Arab-Islamic world and encourages defensive posture.
July, 2014- Yale Global
The Islamic World and the West: Recovering Common History
Europe overlooks long history of good exchanges with Arab-Islamic world and encourages defensive posture.
July, 2014- Global Policy
The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates
Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations.
July, 2014- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates
Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations.
July, 2014- Politics in Spires
The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates
Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations.
June, 2014 – Harvard International Review
The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates
Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations.
June, 2014 - The Globalist
Reforming Democracy and the Future of History
To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.
June, 2014- ISN Blog, ETH Zurich
Reforming Democracy and the Future of History
To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.
May, 2014 – E-International Relations
Meta-Geopolitics: the Relevance of Geopolitics in the Digital Age
Geopolitics will always be salient to international relations because immobile geographic structures cannot be overlooked when studying the behavior of states.
May, 2014 - Global Policy
In order to sustainable plan for the long term, human dignity must be placed at the heart of foreign and security policy.
May, 2014- BBVA OpenMind
Para planificar de manera sostenible a largo plazo, la dignidad humana debe situarse en el centro de la política exterior y de seguridad.
April, 2014 - Global Policy
Synthetic Biology - What to Expect and Fear?
The ability to create new lifeforms is promises both unlimited potential and dangerous pitfalls.
March, 2014 - Global Policy
Rare-earth metals: anticipating the new battle for resources
Natural resources are pivotal in international politics. They create patterns of cooperation, dependencies and alter balances of power.
March, 2014 - Politics in Spires
Cloaks of Invisibility: The latest frontier in military technology
Fiction and reality have meshed to incredible extents in the past decades, and it is no longer a surprise to see sci-fi-inspired inventions used in everyday life.
September, 2013- BBVA OpenMind
El Déficit de Dignidad Alimenta Las Rebeliones de Oriente Medio
¿Están las naciones árabes condenados a seguir siendo rebelde y mal gobernados ? Las razones para el optimismo se pueden encontrar si se analiza lo que desencadenó los disturbios en el primer lugar.
August, 2013- BBVA OpenMind
Tergiversaciones ubicuas y estereotipos alienantes impregnan a través de los discursos de seguridad , fusionando imágenes de una minoría extremista con las actitudes de la mayoría pacífica.
2013, BBVA OpenMind
El Futuro de las Relaciones Internacionales: una Teoría del Realismo Simbiótico
Hans Morgenthau una vez escribió que : "Las relaciones internacionales es algo que no debe darse por sentado , pero algo debe entender y ser cambiado y , más particularmente, a cambiar más allá de los límites actuales de su estructura política y la organización."
2012 - Pages 15 to 22, “An Ocean Model of Civilization”
Honored to Speak on:
"Geopolitics, Governance, Security & Sustainability in Outer Space"
At UNHQ, NY, Oct 27, Joint Panel of:
First Committee (Disarmament & International Security, C1)
&
Fourth Committee (Peaceful Use, C4)
The list of speakers is available here
Honored to be invited by the President of #UNGA to present on:
"Outer Space Governance & Sustainability"
As part of the #UNSG mandate on
Honoured to give a keynote speech on "Transhumanism and Global Security" at the Finland Defence Forces annual Round Table, Helsinki, Finland, November 2017
The McKay Interview
Interview of Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan on 22 May 2017
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