Former positions include a career with Norwegian Government and the UN (peacekeeping), research and academia, serving in different capacities in the private sector and for various multilateral organizations in the field and at headquarters. Since 2014, with the World Economic Forum, spearheading the Forum’s work on geopolitics and international security and how to catalyse responses to global, regional and industry challenges. Has published widely on geopolitics, international security affairs and global governance issues. Regular commentator and lecturer.
The global COVID-19 crisis has acted as a world-wide accelerator for the rollout of AI initiatives. Technologies that would’ve taken place over five years have taken place over six months.
When you’re pulling people from rubble after missile strikes, or tending to injuries in a tent, or worrying about getting the next truck with medical and food supplies past military check...
Stories about killer robots, machine-augmented heroes, laser weapons and battles in space - outer or cyber - have always been good for filling cinema seats, but now they have started to l...
Three years ago, who anticipated the global refugee crisis, the rise of ISIS, or Brexit? Not surprisingly geopolitical uncertainty ranks among the top concerns in the last two editions of...
The next U.N. secretary-general will face no more urgent or important task than breaking the impasse in non-proliferation. Despite Ban Ki-moon’s acclaimed five point plan on nuclear disar...
The creation of strategic narratives is at the core of modern strategic communication strategies in business, politics and even in warfare. The battle of narratives has become the bedrock...
From terrorist attacks to geopolitical posturing, if there is one industry that tends to find itself dragged onto the frontline of global security and cyber risks, it is aviation.
Surveying the current state of the peace and security landscape in Africa is a complex task. The drivers of conflict and violence include young populations, high unemployment, lack of equ...
The machines rise, subjugating humanity. It’s a science fiction trope that’s almost as old as machines themselves. The doomsday scenarios spun around this theme are so outlandish – like T...
Uniformed bands with weapons but no insignia roam the streets. Unexplained explosions and failures in energy and communications networks might be accidents, or might be part of an attack....
Around the world, millions are trapped in situations of protracted crisis and violence where they are denied opportunities and can no longer enjoy gainful employment, provide safe environ...
The geopolitical and international security landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with new crises cropping up and protracted conflicts spilling over. When thousands of the world’s leader...
In the hit TV show Person of Interest, a sentient machine tries to prevent violent crime. In the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, an AI robot sets out on a mission to kill all humans. Count...
The year 2015 ended as it began: proceeding from calamity to calamity, leaving us less than optimistic about the future of international security and the ability of states to respond. Loo...
