Cascading: All these crises? They're consequences, not coincidences. A line of dominoes with the first domino beginning to tip and cause a chain of collisions with the following dominoes.

Crises often don’t happen in isolation. They cascade.

The Zimbabwe Friendship Bench shows how to respond to cascading crises in practice.

By training “grandmothers” to deliver therapy, it improved HIV outcomes, boosted incomes, and strengthened communities. www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/z...

How systemic risks threaten global health security (and what we can do) What if preventing catastrophic biological threats requires not just better science, but better collaboration across borders, disciplines, and communities? In this Cross Currents conversation, three…

For #WorldHealthDay, we’re asking how systemic risks threaten global health security, and what we can do about it.

Three of our members explore the systemic risks threatening global health security, from pandemics and antimicrobial resistance to inequitable access to care.

The Rethink: Inequality—History's Great Villain In our latest ReThink blog, historians and ASRA Network Members, Daniel Hoyer and Rachel Ainsworth, examine historical cycles of inequality and crisis.

What can history teach us about patterns of inequality that lead to crisis?

In The Rethink, SoDy traces recurring patterns of inequality, from ancient empires to today, and draws lessons from societies that pursued reforms to reverse it.

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"Awakening the nature-centric mindset". A photo of tiny brown mushrooms growing from a mossy slope.

Could reconnecting with nature help tackle systemic risks to our planet? 🌿🌎

Professor Tom Oliver argues this shift in worldview could 'cascade up' to transform legal, education, and economic systems so they protect nature rather than drive ecocide.

Read more: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

"Critical points of intervention: Every crisis has a unique orbit. The opportunity lies in intervening before they align." Three concentric circles with one spot travelling in an orbit on each circle.

Every system has critical points of intervention where targeted actions become far more effective. Wales identified one through their Well-being of Future Generations Act. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Act is already reshaping how the country makes decisions and governs. www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/w...

An underwater photo taken inside a river from its rocky bed. The title reads: "What risks are revealed when we look at a river beyond human eyes?"

Rivers are in crisis worldwide. To understand what’s wrong, we almost always centre a human point of view. What might we be missing? #WorldWaterDay

22 people. 5 species. 1 river. 'Risks Beyond Human Eyes' explores this question for the River Tone in the UK.

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In a new commentary in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social, ASRA Network member Emmanuel Raju and Ricardo Fuentealba call for greater attention to disaster risk creation and labour in #FoodSystems.

“A focus on risk creation also reframes responsibility”.

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Photo of an iceberg with the title "Letting go of certainty offers a new way to tackle global crises."

"Acknowledging and embracing uncertainty and complexity can be not only liberating, but also full of opportunities for better decision-making."

What if striving for certainty in today's unpredictable world is actually holding us back?

Read Lorenzo Benini’s insights on governing systemic risks in the context of today's interconnected global challenges. www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

Portrait of Sarah Hendel-Blackford on a promotion graphic for the World Adaptation Forum held in Budapest 23-24 April. The background shows a world on fire.

Join us at the World Adaptation Forum in April, where our Director of Systemic Risk Policy and Response, Sarah Hendel-Blackford, will speak on ‘Systemic risk exposed: from adaptation to transformation’.

🗓️ 23–24 April
📍 Join in Budapest or online

Register here: worldadaptationforum.org

After his neighbourhood was decimated in last year’s wildfires, Rob Lempert became involved in rebuilding.

On Cross Currents, he joins Mariana Rondon and Stella Ladi to explore how embracing uncertainty and co-creation can build more resilient responses to systemic risk.
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"Fear is part of who we are.”

In a new Cross Currents episode, Stella Ladi argues fear should be embraced, not dismissed, in policymaking. She joins Rob Lempert & Mariana Rondon to explore addressing systemic risk through co-creation.

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Light reflects on a shallow stream. Overlaid text reads "Radically Rethinking Risk, ASRA's monthly newsletter."

Will AI reshape the foundations of the public purse? Can fear be taken into account when managing systemic risk?

The February edition of Radically Rethinking Risk lands tomorrow.

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How systemic risks threaten global health security (and what we can do) What if preventing catastrophic biological threats requires not just better science, but better collaboration across borders, disciplines, and communities? In this Cross Currents conversation, three…

What if preventing catastrophic biological threats requires not just better science, but better collaboration across borders and communities?

In Cross Currents, Lalitha Sundaram, Shama Karkal, and Henry Willis explore the systemic risks facing global health security.

The Rethink: How predictable fiscal reform can stabilise the risks of… Artificial intelligence is not only transforming how economies grow; it is changing how states fund themselves. The central fiscal challenge of the AI era is straightforward but profound: economic…

AI is not only transforming how economies grow; it is changing how states fund themselves.

Dr. Chris Cormack argues that while economic value is shifting away from employment to capital & intangible assets, tax systems remain anchored to taxing labour.

A photo of a river running over white rocks overhung by luscious green forest. Overlaid text reads: Cross Currents In-conversation.

Cross Currents is an ASRA network member-led conversation series with a simple aim: create space for nuanced, cross-disciplinary conversations that deepen understanding of the interconnected risks driving today’s polycrisis.

Watch the series on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

A close-up photo of layers of red and gray rock. The overlaid title reads: "The Rethink: How poor fiscal choices can amplify AI-driven instability."

Beyond the promise of AI’s productivity, another story is unfolding: fiscal fragility & geopolitical risk.

Chris Cormack argues early AI policy choices will shape whether the technology drives durable prosperity or systemic instability. Read The Rethink: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

Radically Rethinking Risk is ASRA’s monthly newsletter for people who want to understand the intertwined roots of the problems our world faces and identify the best responses that can trigger positive cascades of change.

Radically Rethinking Risk is ASRA’s newsletter exploring the interconnected nature of today’s global challenges and the responses that can trigger positive cascades of change.

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The slow forces behind this year’s fast crises Systemic risk analysis allows us to fully comprehend the long-tail of all the crises peaking this year. But it also reveals how we can turn these exponential curves around, accelerating just as fast a...

"Fast-moving crises are often the visible crest of decades-long, slow-moving shifts."

New @resilience.org article argues that #SystemicRisk analysis can help us untangle the deep roots of our present crises and identify responses that trigger positive change.

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What if preventing catastrophic biological threats requires not just better science, but better collaboration across borders, disciplines, & communities?

Watch ASRA Network members explore the intersections & interactions in biosecurity risk in episode 4 of Cross Currents: youtu.be/MoGk0hfq1P4?...

Systemic risk, eco-artists, and accessing non-human perspectives by Phil Tovey Continuing our series of interviews with leaders in their respective fields of the climate and nature transition, this month we sat down with Phil Tovey, who's working to implement nature-centric…

@chathamhouse.org Sustainability Accelerator interviews Phil Tovey, our Director of Nature-Centric Approaches, on his life and work grappling with systemic risks from a more-than-human perspective.

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Portrait of Ajay Gambhir speaking on a panel at the UN's 80th anniversary celebrations.

A panel talk on planetary challenges – part of the UN's 80th anniversary celebrations.

People queue outside Central Hall Westminster to enter the UN's 80th Anniversary celebrations.

It was a privilege to participate in the UN’s 80th anniversary celebrations, where Ajay Gambhir, our Director of Systemic Risk Assessment, spoke about the renewed need for international coordination to address the interconnected #SystemicRisks facing our world.

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The Rethink: EU Regulatory Backsliding: A path to competitiveness or… The European Commission’s simplification agenda is much more than a technocratic exercise, which will boost the EU’s competitiveness by getting rid of obsolete or malfunctioning regulations. It is a…

Prof. Stella Ladi explores the impacts of the EU’s wave of deregulation on climate change and AI, arguing that the problem the Commission now faces is that the “simplification agenda” will most likely backfire because it'll satisfy neither citizens nor markets.

Image of an otter over a line drawing of the River Tone in South-West England. The title is the name of a new six-month project: "Risks beyond human eyes".

We’re bringing River Tone community members together to explore systemic risk through the eyes of otters, deer, earthworms, salmon – and the river itself.

Risks Beyond Human Eyes shows how #SystemicRisk assessment & response can move beyond human-centred models. www.asranetwork.org/insights/ris...

UNGA at 80: From 1946 to our future. Speaker announcement graphic with a photo of Ajay Gambhir, Director of Systemic Risk Assessment at the Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment. The event takes place on 17 January 2026, Methodist Central Hall Westminster.

Join a special event to celebrate 80 years of the UN.

A line-up of inspiring talks will explore how multilateralism can be renewed for the future. Our Director of Systemic Risk Assessment will take part in a panel on addressing planetary challenges.

🗓️ 17 Jan
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Job Opening: Research Analyst Systemic Risks of Climate Change ASRA is seeking a Research Analyst to support a major project examining the systemic risks of climate change, with a particular focus on the scientific, environmental, and Earth system implications…

HIRING: Join our team as a Research Analyst examining the systemic risks of climate change.

We’re looking for a researcher to work on a major project focusing on the implications of exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal.

Learn more: www.asranetwork.org/news/job-ope... #climatejobs

A cartoon of a caterpillar on a branch and a butterfly flying in the air. The caterpillar says "How can I be you?" and the butterfly replies "By being you!"

What does it mean for an institution to transform with dignity, courage, & creativity?

We're choosing to model something we believe the sector desperately needs: the courage to transform strategically rather than fade slowly.

Learn more: www.asranetwork.org/news/inside-...

We don’t yet know what the outcomes of this transition will look like, and that uncertainty is part of the opportunity. After all, in nature, endings can disguise beginnings: a caterpillar dissolves into a chrysalis so a butterfly can take wing.

Read more: www.asranetwork.org/news/inside-...

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Rather than slowly constraining the work or reshaping ourselves to chase funding, we are choosing to steward ASRA’s mission forward with intention, care, and openness to possibilities as they emerge.

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This decision reflects both the realities of today’s funding landscape—where unrestricted support for small, niche nonprofits is increasingly scarce—and a deliberate choice with respect to responding to a changed and changing world.

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A cartoon of a chrysalis hanging from a tree branch. A sign hanging to the right of the chrysalis says: metamorphysing, transmogrifying, transforming, transmuting, transfiguring, and more... The cartoon is by Hameed Khan and Eugenia Rojo.

Some news from ASRA…. 🐛🦋

ASRA has decided to transition the ownership and management of our assets, activities, and operations to others who share our purpose and can build on what we have achieved over the past two years.

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