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The Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures publishes a diverse range of academic and policy-oriented literature, reports, briefs, working papers, and documentation about International Futures (IFs) and the global future. Publications are central to the Institute's work to advance knowledge in the areas of human, social, economic and sustainable development.

September 25, 2025

We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found

McKee, K., & Meisel, C. (2025). We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/aai.5xf7pq6p5 

August 28, 2025

Right-sizing Africa’s “China challenge”

Meisel, C. (2025, August 21). Right-sizing Africa’s “China challenge”. ISS African Futures. https://futures.issafrica.org/blog/2025/Right-sizing-Africas-China-challenge

August 27, 2025

Pardee 2024-2025 Annual Review

Annual Update for the Pardee Institute for International Futures, 2024-2025. The International Futures (IFs) forecasting system is central to much of the Pardee Institute’s work, constantly helping us to understand, […]

July 22, 2025

Analysis of integrated global SDG pursuit: Challenges and progress

Hughes, B. B. (2025, July 22). Analysis of integrated global SDG pursuit: Challenges and progress. Sustainability, 17(15), 6672. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156672 How can we more fully analyze potential progress toward the 17 […]

July 9, 2025

Charged for change: The case for renewable energy in climate action

Sahadevan, D., Irfan, M. T., Luo, C., Moyer, J. D., Mason, C., & Beynon, E. (2025). Charged for change: The case for renewable energy in climate action. UNDP; Pardee Institute […]

July 4, 2025

UN Global Risk Report

United Nations. 2024. Global Risk Report. New York: United Nations. The Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures conducted a detailed, risk-by-risk assessment to refine the initial list of over 100 risks […]

June 24, 2025

Russia Futures

Burrows, M., Meisel, C., & Chalikyan, N. (2025). Russia Futures. The Stimson Center. For decades, Western experts have viewed Russia as a declining power citing a lack of population growth, […]

May 1, 2025

Unlocking the potential of AfCFTA for Africa’s young population

Unlocking the Potential of AfCFTA for Africa’s Young Population. (2025, May). Unicef.org. https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/reports/unlocking-potential-afcfta-africas-young-population ‌UNICEF and the Pardee Institute recently launched a collaborative report on the African Continental Free Trade Area […]

April 16, 2025

Why Russia Isn’t Doomed

Burrows, M., Meisel, C. (2025, April 16). Why Russia Isn’t Doomed. The National Interest. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-russia-isnt-doomed   ‌

March 17, 2025

When heads of government and state (HOGS) fly: Introducing the country and organizational leader travel (COLT) dataset measuring foreign travel by HOGS

Moyer, J., Meisel, C., Szymanski-Burgos, A., Scott, A., Casiraghi, M., Kurkul, A., Hughes, M., Kettlun, W., McKee, K., Matthews, A., (2025, March 17). When heads of government and state (HOGS) […]

February 26, 2025

International Futures (IFs) Country Groupings

Kwasi, S., Stone, B., Nawar, S. (2025, February 26). "International Futures (IFs) Country Groupings." Working paper 2025.02.26. Pardee Institute for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, […]

February 25, 2025

The toll of USAID cuts on Africa

Cilliers, Jake. (2025, February 25). The toll of USAID cuts on Africa. ISS Africa Futures. https://futures.issafrica.org/blog/2025/The-toll-of-USAID-cuts-on-Africa?utm_source=Institute+for+security+studies&utm_campaign=375b5af3bc-Africa_Tomorrow_Blog&utm_
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