Nayef Al-Rodhan's Publication

Nato and EU: cooperate, not compete, on space security

December 2019 - EU Observer

 

A Neurophilosophy of Global Trans-Cultural Understanding

Una neurofilosofía del entendimiento transcultural global

November 2019 - BBVA OpenMind

 

Interview: Fixing discrimination in algorithms mirrors in many ways the difficulties of eliminating discrimination in any social system”

November 2019 - Conditiohumana.io

 

An Eye for AI May Leave the Whole World Blind

November 2019 – DATAFLOQ

 

A Neurophilosophy of Global Trans-cultural Understanding

October 2019 - CSS ETH Zürich

 

This is how neurophilosophy informs our understanding of human nature, and global trans-cultural understanding

October 2019 – WEF

 

Governing the Global Commons

October 2019 - EU Reporter

 

A Neurophilosophy of global trans-cultural understanding

September 2019 - APA Blog

 

The Upcoming Space Race and Weaponization of Space

September 2019 – Independent

 

The Future of Meta-Geopolitical Competition in Outer Space

July 2019 - ISPI

 

A Neuro-Philosophy Of Global Order: The Case for Symbiotic Realism, Multi-Sum Security and Just Power

June 2019 - CSS ETH Zürich

 

Symbiotic Realism, Multi-Sum Security and Just Power

Realismo simbiótico, seguridad de suma múltiple y poder justo

June 2019 - BBVA OpenMind

 

Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space, National Power and Global Politics

June 2019 - ISPI

 

A Neuro-Philosophy Of Global Order: The Case for Symbiotic Realism, Multi-Sum Security and Just Power

May 2019 - APA Blog

 

How understanding the five motivators of humankind will help us to improve the world and ourselves

May 2019 - WEF

 

A Neuro-Philosophy of Human Nature: Emotional Amoral Egoism and the Five Motivators of Humankind

Neurofilosofía de la naturaleza humana: egoísmo emocional amoral y los cinco factores motivacionales del ser humano

May 2019 - BBVA OpenMind

 

13 questions: Nayef Al-Rodhan

May 2019

 

A Neuro-Philosophy of Human Nature: Emotional Amoral Egoism and the Five Motivators of Humankind

April 2019 - CSS ETH Zürich
 

A Neuro-Philosophy of Human Nature: Emotional Amoral Egoism and the Five Motivators of Humankind

April 2019 - APA Blog

 

Neurophilosophy and Transhumanism

February 2019 - APA Blog
 

A Neuro-Philosophy of Dignity-Based Governance

October 2018 - APA Blog

 

Free Will in the Age of Neuromodulation

El libre albedrío en la era de la neuromodulación

October 2018 - BBVA OpenMind

 

A Neuro-Philosophy of History: “Sustainable History”; with Dignity, and without Directionality

September 2018 - CSS ETH Zürich

 

A Neuro-Philosophy of History: “Sustainable History”; with Dignity, and without Directionality

August 2018 - APA Blog

 

This is what mind-altering drugs and technology mean for free will

July 2018 - WEF

 

Free Will in the Age of Neuromodulation

July 2018 - Philosophy Now

 

The Interplay between Outer Space Security and Terrestrial Global Security

July 2018 - OXPOL

 

Sustainable Governance of Future Outer Space Colonies

June 2018 - ETH Zürich

 

Quantum Computing and the New Space Race

June 2018 - The National Interest

 

This is Your Brain on Mars: What Space Travel Does to Our Psychology

May 2018 - ETH Zürich

 

Artificial Intelligent Agents: Prerequisites for Rights and Dignity

Agentes de Inteligencia Artificial: prerequisitios sobre derechos y dignidad

May 2018 - BBVA OpenMind

 

US Space Policy and Strategic Culture

April 2018 - OXPOL

 

The “Sustainable History” Thesis: A Guide for Regulating Trans- and Post-Humanism

April 2018 - E-International Relations

 

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 - WEF

 

Preventing Future Conflicts in Outer Space

March 2018 - CSS ETH Zurich

 

Reconciliation Statecraft: 8 Competing Principal Interests

El Arte De Gobernar El arte de gobernar de la conciliación: 8 intereses principales contrapuestos

March 2018 - BBVA OpenMind

 

Weaponization and Outer Space Security

March 2018 - Global Policy

 

Towards A Common European Space Policy: In Pursuit Of Independence And Scientific Progress - Analysis

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

 

Just Power for a Reformed UN

March 2018 - Eurasia Review

 

Emotional Amoral Egoism and its Implications for Understanding Conflicts

February 2018 - E-International Relations

 

This is your brain on Mars: what space travel does to our psychology

February 2018 - Prospect

 

Just Power for a Reformed UN

February 2018 - Yale Global 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 Diplomat

 

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 - WEF

 

Reconciliation Statecraft: Eight competing principal interests

February 2018 - ETH Zurich

 

Reconciliation Statecraft: Eight competing principal interests

February 2018 - Global Policy

 

Interview: Symbiotic Realism and the Emotionality of States

October 2017 - Global Affairs Mexico

 

Post-Truth Politics, the Fifth Estate and the Securitization of Fake News

La política de la posverdad, el quinto estado y la segurización de noticias falsas

The 'Ocean Model of Civilization', Sustainable History Theory, and Global Cultural Understanding

El Modelo de civilización oceánico la teoría de la historia sostenible y el entendimiento cultural global

July 2017 - BBVA OpenMind

 

Post-Truth Politics, the Fifth Estate and the Securitization of Fake News

June 2017 - ETH Zürich

 

Post-Truth Politics, the Fifth Estate and the Securitization of Fake News

June 2017 - Global Policy

 

The 'Ocean Model of Civilization', Sustainable History Theory, and Global Cultural Understanding

June 2017 - ETH Zürich

 

The 'Ocean Model of Civilization', Sustainable History Theory, and Global Cultural Understanding

June 2017 - OxPol

 

The 'Ocean Model of Civilization', Sustainable History Theory, and Global Cultural Understanding

May 2017 - British Academy

 

Tomorrow's arsenal: Two authors probe the technologies transforming warfare

December 2016 - Science

 

Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics

Nosotros frente a ellos. Cómo explica la neurofilosofía nuestra política dividida

November 2016 - BBVA OpenMind

 

Divisive Politics and the Brain: Primordial Determinism vs. Responsible Egalitarianism

October 2016 - Global Policy

 

Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics

October 2016 - OxPol

 

Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics

October 2016 - ETH Zürich

 

Us versus Them. How neurophilosophy explains our divided politics

October 2016 - Word Economic Forum

 

Moral Enhancement: A Reality Check

September 2016 - Los Angeles Review of Books

Review of 'The Myth of the Moral Brain: The Limits of Moral Enhancement' by Harris Wiseman

 

The Neuro-Philosophy of International Relations

August 2016 - OxPol

Implications for Sustainable Peace and Security

 

Neuro-Philosophy of International Relations

August 2016 - BBVA OpenMInd

Implications for Sustainable Peace and Security

 

La neurofilosofia de la relaciones internacionales

August 2016 - BBVA OpenMInd

Implicaciones para la paz y la seguridad

 

La optogenética ilumina la neurociencia terapéutica

June 2016 - Scientific American Espanol

 

Neuro-Philosophy of International Relations

June 2016 - ETH Zürich

Implications for Sustainable Peace and Security

 

Organs-on-Chips Allow New Views of Human Biology

June 2016 – Scientific American

 

Optogenetics Lights Up Therapeutic Neuroscience

June 2016 – Scientific American

Enhanced by emerging wireless microchips, technique could offer new routes to treatment for conditions like Parkinson’s and depression

 

A brain breakthrough that offers new hope for Parkinson’s and depression

June 2016 – World Economic Forum

 

The computer chip that thinks it’s a tiny human liver

June 2016 – World Economic Forum

 

Behavioral Profiling and the Biometrics of Intent

June 2016 – Harvard International Review

Security vs. Orwellian infringement on Civil Liberties

 

Neuro-Philosophy of International Relations

June 2016 – The Montréal Review

Implications for sustainable peace and security

 

La selección natural de las ideas: Requisitos e implicaciones en política, filosofía e historia

June 2016 - BBVA OpenMind

¿Por qué algunos paradigmas e ideas perduran mientras que otros se quedan obsoletos o se rechazan?

 

The Natural Selection of Ideas: Prerequisites and Implications for Politics, Philosophy and History

June 2016 - BBVA OpenMind

Why do certain ideas and political paradigms endure while other become obsolete or are rejected?

 

The Natural Selection of Ideas: Prerequisites and Implications for Politics, Philosophy and History

May 2016 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

Why do certain ideas and political paradigms endure while other become obsolete or are rejected?

 

The Natural Selection of Ideas: Prerequisites and Implications for Politics, Philosophy and History

May 2016 - Global Policy Journal

Why do certain ideas and political paradigms endure while others become obsolete or are rejected?

 

Neuromorphic Computers: What will they Change?

February, 2016 -  Global Policy Journal

Considering the implications of computing that can compete with humans.

 

Proposal of a Dignity Scale for Sustainable Governance

January, 2016 -  Oxpol

Why dignity is critical for good governance.

 

Propuesta de una escala de dignidad para un gobierno sostenible

January, 2016 -  BBVA OpenMind

La dignidad es fundamental para gobernar bien.

 

Proposal of a Dignity Scale for Sustainable Governance

January, 2016 -  BBVA OpenMind

Why dignity is critical for good governance.

 

Proposal of a Dignity Scale for Sustainable Governance

December, 2015 -  ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

Why dignity is critical for good governance.

 

Hypersonic Missiles Offer Some Impressive- and Disturbing- Capabilities

December, 2015-  OxPol

Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive- and disturbing- capabilities. 

 

Proposal of a Dignity Scale for Sustainable Governance

November, 2015 -  Journal of Public Policy

Why dignity is critical for good governance.

 

Hypersonic Missiles and Global Security

November, 2015 -  ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive- and disturbing- capabilities. 

 

Hypersonic Missiles and Global Security

November, 2015 -  The Diplomat

Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive- and disturbing- capabilities.  

 

The Tripwire Pivotal Corridor Conflicts

October, 2015 -  Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Within the Tripwire Pivotal Corridor (TPC) are several politically unstable regions that have a great importance for global security.

 

Socio-neuro-biologIia y perspectivas de nuestro colectivo futuro global

Septiembre 28, 2015 -  BBVA OpenMind

Aunque en los últimos años el estudio del comportamiento social humano ha cobrado impulso, sus aspectos biológicos y evolutivos siguen siendo poco explorada.

 

Socio-Neuro-Biology and Prospects for Our Collective Global Future

September 28, 2015 -  BBVA OpenMind

Although in recent years the study of human social behaviour has gained momentum, its biological and evolutionary aspects remain underexplored.

 

The Moral Code: How to Teach Robots Right and Wrong

September 11, 2015 -  ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

As robots are becoming more autonomous, we must begin to reflect on their capacity for moral reasoning.

 

The Privatization of Space: When Things Go Wrong

August 14, 2015 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

As space explorations begins to depend more heavily on private companies, one must look at how this changes the role that governments play.

 

The Moral Code: How to Teach Robots Right and Wrong

August 12, 2015 - Foreign Affairs

As robots are becoming more autonomous, we must begin to reflect on their capacity for moral reasoning.

 

Socio-Neuro-Biology and Prospects for Our Collective Global Future

July 30, 2015 - E-International Relations

Although in recent years the study of human social behaviour has gained momentum, its biological and evolutionary aspects remain underexplored.

 

Strategic Cultutre and Pragmatic National Interest

July 22, 2015 - Global Policy Journal

How the study of strategic culture remains important for understanding and addressing conflicts in an interdependent world.

 

The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States

July 15, 2015 - Global Policy Journal

Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.

 

The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States

July 25, 2015 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.

 

Brain Gain: The Emerging Security and Ethical Challenges of Cognitive Enhancement

July 2, 2015 - Georgetown Journal of Foreign Affairs

The radically accelerating development of emerging strategic technologies (ESTs) poses important questions for the future of human societies.

 

Future Wars: Reshaping the Ethics and Norms of War

June 25, 2015 - Wilson Quarterly

Technology's forward march will require us to reconsider and even rewrite the rules of war.

 

Rationality, Pragmatism, and Palestine

June 25, 2015 - Diplomatic Courier

Emotions have long played a central role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 

The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States

June 25, 2015 - OXPOL - Politics in Spires

Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.

 

What Does Nanotechnology Mean for Geopolitics?

June 23, 2015 - World Economic Forum Blog

Why nanotechtech matters for geopolitical competition.

 

The "Emotional" Amoral Egoism of States

June 18, 2015 - The Montréal Review

Why states don't always behave as rationally as we may expect them to.

 

Transhumanism and War

May 18, 2015 - ISN Blog, ETH Zurich

Explores the implications of the development and acquisition of human enhancement technologies for military purposes.

 

Transhumanism and War

May 18, 2015 - Global Policy Journal

Explores the implications of the development and acquisition of human enhancement technologies for military purposes.

 

Predisposed Tabula Rasa

May 15, 2015 - OXPOL - Politics in Spires

Examining the previously unexplored links between neurochemistry and public policy

 

Global Trends and Their Impact on Space

May 5, 2015 - C. Al-Ekabi et al. (eds.), Yearbook on Space Policy 2012/2013

Analyzing global trends and their implications for space policy.  

 

Symbiotic Realism and Just Power

April 28, 2015 - Open Democracy

Articulates four interlocking elements that shape the global system.

 

Predisposed Tabula Rasa

April 9, 2015 - Journal of Public Policy

Examining the previously unexplored links between neurochemistry and public policy. 

 

Security Implications and Existential Crossroads of Artificial Intelligence

April 2, 2015 - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

Emerging A.I. technologies must be carefully regulated because of their possible implications for ethics, security, and human existence.

 

Free-Wheeling Web Commentary Challenges Media's Traditional Power

March 31, 2015 - Yale Global

Blogs continue to wield influence; governments and bloggers could coordinate on regulations to increase the potential.

 

What are the Ethical Implications of Emerging Tech?

March 31, 2015 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

What are the ethical and regulatory challenges faced by crucial emerging technologies like Genetic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence?

 

The Many Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies

March 13, 2015 - Scientific American

Brainlike computer chips, smart pharmacology and other advances offer great promise but also raise serious questions that we must deal with now.

 

What are the Ethical Implications of Emerging Tech?

March 4, 2015 - World Economic Forum Blog

What are the ethical and regulatory challenges faced by crucial emerging technologies like Genetic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence?

 

The Meta-Geopolitics of Geneva 1815-2015

February 26, 2015 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

What geopolitical factors helped transform Geneva into a global economic and diplomatic center?

 

Quantum Computing and Global Security

February 20, 2015 - Global Policy Journal

What are the implications of Quantum Computing for progress and security?

 

Gratificación Neuroquímica Sostenible y el Significado de la Existencia

February 20, 2015 - BBVA OpenMind

¿cuál es el sentido de la vida ?

 

Sustainable Neurochemical Gratification and the Meaning of Existence 

February 20, 2015 - BBVA OpenMind

What is the meaning of life, see my new article.

 

Who Are We: Neurochemical Man And Emotional Amoral Egoism

February 18, 2015 - OXPOL - Politics in Spires

How our neurochemistry influences our Human Nature.

 

Who Are We: Neurochemical man and Emotional Amoral Egoism

January 23, 2015 - The Montréal Review

How our neurochemistry influences our Human Nature.

 

Education and Global Security

January 18, 2015 - BBVA OpenMind

An educational programme that promotoes cultural security and understanding.

 

Educacion y Seguridad Mundial

January 18, 2015 - BBVA OpenMind

Un programa educativo incluyente a nivel mundial que promueve la seguridad y el entendimiento culturales.

 

The Ethical and Security Implications of Synthetic Biology and Cognitive Enhancement

January 15, 2015 - GCSP Editorials

Assessing the future impact of crucial emerging technologies.

 

A Proposed Theory Of Knowledge:  Neuro-Rational Physicalism

December 13, 2014 - E-International Relations

Exploring the factors that influence how we acquire knowledge.

 

Minimum Criteria for Sustainable Global Governance

December 4, 2014 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

Exploring the eight criteria for sustainable global governance.

 

Education and Global Security

November 28, 2014 - Global Policy

We need a globally inclusive educational program that promotes cultural security and understanding. 

 

Will Biology Change What it Means to Be Human?

November 10, 2014 - World Economic Forum Blog

The latest scientific advances will soon enable us to take charge of evolution itself.

 

The Geopolitics of Europe: 1815-2015

November 5,  2014 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

Reexamining the last 200 years of the Geopolitics of Europe and why we need to apply a Meta-Geopolitical framework for today.

 

Eight Substrates for a Possible Universal Axiology

October 21, 2014 - E-International Relations

Why essentialism is one of the biggest threats to inter-cultural understanding.

 

Emerging Technologies: Security and Regulatory Concerns

October 10, 2014 - International Security Network, ETH Zurich

New security technologies require urgent oversight.

 

Design Within Reach: Preparing for the 4-D Printing Revolution

October 8, 2014 – Foreign Affairs

The emerging technological revolution. 

 

Programmable Matter: 4D Printing's Promises and Risks

September 29, 2014 – Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

The future of fabrication. 

 

The Social Contract 2.0: Big Data and the Need to Guarantee Privacy and Civil Liberties

September 23, 2014 – BBVA OpenMind

Why in this age of big data and surveillance, privacy and civil liberties need to be protected more than ever.

 

El Contrato Social 2.0: Big Data y La Necesidad de Garantizar La Privacidad y Las Libertades Civiles

September 23, 2014 – BBVA OpenMind

Por qué en esta época de grandes datos y la vigilancia, la privacidad y las libertades civiles deben ser protegidos más que nunca.

 

The Social Contract 2.0: Big Data and the Need to Guarantee Privacy and Civil Liberties

September 21, 2014 – Politics in Spires

Why in this age of big data and surveillance, privacy and civil liberties need to be protected more than ever.

 

The Social Contract 2.0: Big Data and the Need to Guarantee Privacy and Civil Liberties

September 16, 2014 – Harvard International Review

Why in this age of big data and surveillance, privacy and civil liberties need to be protected more than ever.  

 

Reforming Democracy and the Future of History

August 25, 2014- BBVA OpenMind

To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.

 

The Islamic World and the West: Recovering Common History

August 22, 2014 – International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

Europe overlooks long history of good exchanges with Arab-Islamic world and encourages defensive posture.

 

La Reforma de la Democracia y El Futuro de la Historia

August 11, 2014 - BBVA OpenMind

Difundir la Democracia, las naciones democráticas deben mirar hacia adentro primero.

 

The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates

July 24, 2014 – Global Policy

Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations. 

 

The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates

July 24, 2014 – International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations. 

 

The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates

July 19, 2014 – Politics in Spires

Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations. 

 

The Islamic World and the West: Recovering Common History

July 15, 2014 – Yale Global

Europe overlooks long history of good exchanges with Arab-Islamic world and encourages defensive posture.

 

The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates

June 24, 2014 – Harvard International Review

Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations. 

 

Reforming Democracy and the Future of History

June 24, 2014- International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.

 

Reforming Democracy and the Future of History

June 14, 2014 - The Globalist

To spread Democracy, democratic nations must look inward first.

 

Geopolitics of Dignity

June 9, 2014 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

In order to sustainable plan for the long term, human dignity must be placed at the heart of foreign and security policy. 

 

Meta-Geopolitics: the Relevance of Geopolitics in the Digital Age

May 25, 2014 - E-International Relations

Geopolitics will always be salient to international relations because immobile geographic structures cannot be overlooked when studying the behavior of states.

 

Geopolitics of Dignity

May 20, 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. 

 

Geopolitica de la Dignidad

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.

 

Synthetic Biology - What to Expect and Fear?

April 23, 2014 - Global Policy

The ability to create new lifeforms is promises both unlimited potential and dangerous pitfalls. Interactions between life sciences and engineering are now providing solid ground for many futurologists to see their postulation of a “life 2.0” reality become materialized within decades. Life sciences have undergone outstanding transformations in the past five decades and the rapid advances in synthetic biology are pushing new frontiers in the chemistry of life and the manipulation of genetics.


Rare-Earth Metals: Anticipating the New Battle for Resources

March 24, 2014 - Global Policy

Natural resources are pivotal in international politics. They create patterns of cooperation, dependencies and alter balances of power. Natural resources are pivotal in international politics. They create patterns of cooperation, dependencies and alter balances of power.

 

Cloaks of Invisibility: The Latest Frontier in Military Technology

March 6, 2014 - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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. The military field has been no exception and is now at the cusp of groundbreaking innovations that could change war-making to its core.

 

Security, Ethics, and Emerging Technologies

March 4, 2014 - World Economic Forum Blog

Technology has become perhaps the greatest agent of change in the modern world. While never without risk, positive technological breakthroughs promise innovative solutions to the most pressing global challenges of our time, from resource scarcity to global environmental change.

 

The Neurochemistry of Power: Implications for Political Change

February 27, 2014 - Politics in Spires

Power, especially absolute and unchecked power, is intoxicating. Its effects occur at the cellular and neurochemical level. They are manifested behaviourallynin a variety of ways, ranging from heightened cognitive functions to lack of inhibition, poor judgment, extreme narcissism, perverted behaviour, and gruesome cruelty.
 

On Artificial Intelligence and Meta-Geopolitics

February 14, 2014 - The Fletcher Forum

 When TOPIO 1.0, a bipedal humanoid robot that plays table tennis against a human being, was first displayed in 2007, the news hardly received global acclaim. Artificial intelligence (AI) developments, which refer to intelligent computers and machines (equaling or surpassing human intelligence), have become increasingly widespread and commonplace.
 

What is the Future for the ‘China Governance Model’?

February 12, 2014 - Politics in Spires

The recent leadership turnover in China took place against the backdrop of increased political and social tension. China’s leaders closely monitor not only the rise of social media, but the impact it has had on the Arab world. What they should infer from both developments is a growing demand for human dignity. Its “dignity deficits” may well be China’s Achilles heel.

 

Sustainable Power is Just Power

December 6, 2013 - E-International Relations

The question of power has been a continuous preoccupation in IR debates and the recent situation in Syria has further demonstrated its complexity. The much-disputed “limited strikes” that the US threatened to take against Syria’s ruling regime in September eventually dissipated with diplomatic compromise and UN mediation.

 

Printing the Future?

November 19, 2013 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

Is 3D printing eventually going to exceed the Internet in its economic impact? Nayef Al-Rodhan thinks so, and in doing so it’s also going to transform our societies, our freedoms and our sense of security.

 

Moving Away from the End of History to a Sustainable History

November 12, 2013 - Politics in Spires

Two decades ago, the ‘End of History’, à la Francis Fukuyama, seemed a plausible prediction for many in the West. At least, it was a prediction many hoped would turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
 

Freedom vs. Dignity: A Sustainable History Thesis for the Arab Spring

November 7, 2013 - Georgetown Journal

The Arab Spring is perhaps the most important transformative movement since the revolutions that swept through Eastern Europe in 1989. For many countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the rapid collapse of regimes in 2011 produced radical changes in domestic, regional, and international politics, marking a definite departure from their former regimes.

 

The Pivot Expanded

October 30, 2013 - Small Wars Journal

The recent détente in US-Iran relations, marked by direct conversations between President Obama and Iran`s Hassan Rouhani, sparked cautious optimism in some political circles.
 

Inevitable Transhumanism? How Emerging Strategic Technologies will affect the Future of Humanity

October 29, 2013 - International Relations and Security Network, ETH Zurich

It is ironic and indeed counterintuitive that our own human nature has a huge potential to drive us towards physical and cognitive enhancements that may completely alter the characteristics of our species. As I have outlined in a previous work, human nature is defined by emotional amoral egoism. 
 

China and the United States: A Symbiosis

September 27, 2013 - The National Interest

The flurry of speculation and polemic that has characterized U.S.-Chinese relations in the past decade or so reached a new intensity with the leadership turnover in China earlier this year. As Barack Obama started his second term in office and Xi Jinping assumed power in March, renewed debates emerged about the future of U.S.-Chinese relations, still perceived as the two greatest competitors for hegemonic status in international affairs.
 

Dignity Deficit Fuels Uprisings in the Middle East

September 10, 2013 - Yale Global

The way the political situation has evolved in the countries that experienced the so-called Arab Spring has created despondency in some quarters. Are Arab nations doomed to remain fractious and poorly governed? The reasons for optimism can be found if one analyzes what triggered the upheavals in the first place. 

 

El Déficit de Dignidad Alimenta Las Rebeliones De Oriente Medio 

September, 2013 - BBVA OpenMind

¿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.



 

Knowledge and Global Order

August, 2013 - BBVA OpenMind

“Why do they hate us?” is a question often asked among the American population since September 11, 2001. At the same time, Arab-Islamic populations around the world find themselves in a similar predicament. Ubiquitous misrepresentations and alienating stereotypes pervade through security discourses, conflating images of an extremist minority with the attitudes of the peaceful majority. 
 

Conocimiento y Orden Mundial

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.

 

Arab Spring Transitions Need Home Grown Solutions

August 7, 2013 - IPI Global Observatory

The new era of transition ushered in by the Arab Spring across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has brought opportunities for external actors to reset their foreign policies towards the countries of the region. However, Arab states accept aid reluctantly from the outside, as mistrust still abounds. Externally driven initiatives tend to be viewed as potential vehicles for influence or subterfuges for the de-Islamization and meddling in the Arab world. 
 

Emotionality of States and Symbiotic Realism

May 7, 2013 - The Huffington Post

The role and political repercussions of human ego, emotions and sensibilities in state conduct and international relations are, less transient and more pervasive than it is often acknowledged. 
This paper analyses the concept of state emotionality and briefly discusses the theory of " Symbiotic Realism, " as a more comprehensive framework for interstate relations in our modern...
 

El Futuro de Las Relaciones Internacionales: Una Teoria Del Realismo Simbiotico

2013 - BBVA OpenMind

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."



 

The Future of International Relations: A Symbiotic Realism Theory

2012 - BBVA OpenMind

Hans Morgenthau once wrote that: “ International relations is something not to be taken for granted, but something to be understood and to be changed and, more particularly, to be changed beyond the present limits of its political structure and organization. Here lies indeed the ultimate theoretical and practical justification for our interest in a theory of international relations.” 

 


 
 

 

"Sustainable Global Security", in F. Géré and M. Sharpe (Eds.), 'Global Security: A Vision for the Future - Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities for Research in the Information Age' (.pdf) NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics, IOS Press, 2011.

"Lecture on Sustainable History, Human Dignity and Trans-Cultural Synergy", Royal Society, posted 27th June 2011.

"Le déficit de dignité collective et le futur du monde arabe", LeMonde.fr, April 5, 2011.

Finest Quotes

Interview with Dr. Al-Rodhan, by Norm Goldman, Bookpleasures.com, published July 9, 2010.

 Nayef Al-Rodhan, comment on “Opinion: How history’s first draft got it wrong,” by Michael Goldfarb, GlobalPost, 11 November 2009, posted 3 December 2009.

 “Local Culture and History,” Letters to the International Herald Tribune, International Herald Tribune, November 20, 2009.

 “GCSP Geneva Paper 9, Security Strategies Today: Trends and Perspectives,” GCSP Geneva Papers, November, 2009.

 “Multi-sum Security: Five Distinct Dimensions,” Safeguarding Security in Turbulent Times -  ISN Special Report, May 2009.

 "Proposal for a Security Matrix," Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 20, 2006.

 "Proposal for a Stability Matrix," Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 20, 2006.

 "Proposal for a Globalization Matrix: Quantifying Impacts and Response," Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 19, 2006.

"Definitions of Globalization: A Comprehensive Overview and a Proposed Definition," Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 19, 2006.

 "Historical Milestones of Globalization," Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 19, 2006.

 "Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 23, Arms Control in a Globalized World," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 22, Changing Health Paradigms, Globalization, and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 21, Xenophobia, Media Stereotyping, and Their Role in Global Insecurity," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 20, US Environmental Policy and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 19, Proliferation, Non-State Actors, and the Impact on Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 18, The Non-Proliferation Regime," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 17, Natural Disasters, Globalization, and the Implications for Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 16, Water, Globalization, and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 15, US Hegemony and Globalization," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, December 6, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 14, Is NATO Going Global?," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 13, The United Nations and the Challenges of a Globalized World: Towards a Quantum Leap from Multilateralism to Globalization?," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 12, Potential Outcomes of Migration Flux in a Globalized World and Its Security Implications," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 11, Informal Remittance Flows and Their Implications for Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 10, Ethics, Civil Liberties, Globalization and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 9, Security in the Caspian Sea Region: Challenges and Opportunities in a Globalized World," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 8, Energy Security, Globalization and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, September 28, 2006.

"GCSP Policy Brief No. 7, Danish Cartoons: A Symptom of Global Insecurity," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, July 12, 2006.

"GCSP Policy Brief No. 6, Oil, Ports, and Steel: Symptoms of Global Insecurity," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, July 7, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 5, Delivering Regional Security in a Globalizing World: The European Union's Enlargement to Turkey," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 22, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 4, Peace Operations: Reflections of, Responses to, and Victims of, Globalization," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 22, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 3, Prevention of WMD Proliferation, Globalization, and International Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 22, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 2, Transcultural Issues, Globalization, and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 22, 2006.

"Editorial of GCSP Policy Brief No. 1, Information Technology, Terrorism, and Global Security," GCSP Policy Brief Series, Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security, June 19, 2006.