Explore the New Frontiers

Look beyond today’s headlines and explore the long-term trends and drivers shaping the future with CSIS

Look Ahead, See Beyond

Strategic foresight requires identifying critical drivers of global change and their interactions. The Hess Center brings together CSIS’s cross-cutting research on five key megatrends to find signals in the noise and help decision makers grapple with the tough questions they need to better sense, shape, and adapt to the fast-changing future.      

Explore more about these megatrends and what CSIS experts are saying below.

Aging populations, rapid urbanization, and changing birth rates are reshaping humanity's next century. What does this mean for labor markets, consumer behavior, and the fabric of societies around the world? 

Learn more about what CSIS experts are saying about global demographics.

Growing demand for water has ripple effects on global stability and economic resilience. What are the implications for food security, geopolitics, and supply chains?

Learn more about what CSIS experts are saying about water and food security.

Energy markets are adapting to meet growing demand while limiting the consequences of climate change. How will a new energy map change the way nations adapt, compete, and cooperate?

Learn more about what CSIS experts are saying about the energy transition and climate change.

Technological disruption has sparked an innovation race to set the rules of the Digital Age. How will today's frameworks for and investments in talent, training, and technology deliver economic relevance and global competitiveness tomorrow?

Learn more about what CSIS experts are saying about technology and economic competitiveness.

As new powers rise, competition between countries is spreading to new domains and challenging the post-World War II order. How can organizations navigate a shifting constellation of new bilateral and multilateral dynamics?

Learn more about what CSIS experts are saying about geopolitics and world order.

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