Blue Planet Coalition Launch
In 2016, in a paper discussing the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab wrote: “Our world currently stands on the brink of a mass political, technological and social shift which will transform our existence in ways we cannot yet possibly know” Little did he know that ten years […]
Global Risk Review – July 2026
The July Global Risk Review delivers concise, strategic analysis of key geopolitical, economic and humanitarian developments shaping global stability. It has been compiled from a series of global conversations managed by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) under the heading of the Global Risk Forum. The forum’s core purpose: to provide a space for […]
No Plan Survives Contact: Making Strategy Work When It Reaches the Ground – Recording
Establishment of the Centre for Strategic Policy
The Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Centre for Strategic Policy (CSP), a new policy centre within the ISRM Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems (CSWP). The new Centre is being established to address a persistent problem in public policy and corporate strategy: the gap between how […]
No Plan Survives Contact: Exploring the Gap Between Strategy and Delivery
Yesterday, we hosted “No Plan Survives Contact – Making Strategy Work When It Reaches the Ground”, bringing together participants from 22 countries for a timely discussion on one of the biggest challenges in policy and strategy: making good ideas work in the real world. We were joined by Dr David Rubens, ISRM Executive Director; Dr Amjad Saleem, CSWP […]
No Plan Survives Contact: Making Strategy Work When It Reaches the Ground
National policies, governmental and corporate, read well on the page. Then they meet the ground, where competing priorities, thin resources, and local realities no framework anticipated stall them. Why does so much good policy fail in the delivery, and what separates the policy that holds from the policy that doesn’t? Join us for a candid […]
Global Risk Review – June 2026
The June Global Risk Review delivers concise, strategic analysis of key geopolitical, economic and humanitarian developments shaping global stability. It has been compiled from a series of global conversations managed by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) under the heading of the Global Risk Forum. The forum’s core purpose is to provide a space […]
Global Risk Review – May 2026
The May Global Risk Review delivers concise, strategic analysis of key geopolitical, economic and humanitarian developments shaping global stability. It has been compiled from a series of global conversations managed by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) under the heading of the Global Risk Forum. The forum’s core purpose: to provide a space for […]
ISRM Global Journal Released: Risk and Resilience Through the Lens of Star Wars
In a galaxy not so far away, where “everything is under control” is rarely followed by good news, the latest issue of the ISRM Global Journal has landed. This special themed edition brought together practitioners, academics and thought leaders from across the ISRM global community to explore how organisations understand and respond to risk, leadership […]
Global Risk Review – April 2026
The April Global Risk Review delivers concise, strategic analysis of key geopolitical, economic and humanitarian developments shaping global stability. It has been compiled from a series of global conversations managed by the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) under the heading of the Global Risk Forum. The forum’s core purpose: to provide a space for […]