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Frederick S. Pardee
Institute for International Futures
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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.

December 9, 2025

GEO-7 Report Calls for Urgent Action through Transformational Pathways

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What is the real price tag of delaying climate and nature action by another year—or another decade?  The United Nations Environment Programme’s 7th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) explores this question. […]

December 2, 2025

UNIDO Industrial Development Report 2026

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United Nations Industrial Development Organization, 2025. Industrial Development Report 2026. The Future of Industrialization. Building Future-ready Industries for Sustainable Development. Vienna. On November 26, 2025, the United Nations Industrial Development […]

November 11, 2025

IFs Energy Model Documentation

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Hughes, B. B., Solórzano, J., & Rothman, D. S., Irfan, R. I., Sahadevan, D. (2025, November 11). IFs energy model documentation. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of […]

October 24, 2025

Pardee Institute Strategic Plan 2025

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What is our purpose? Who do we serve? How do we know we are making an impact? These questions guided the Pardee Institute's 2025 strategic planning cycle, enabling us to […]

September 25, 2025

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

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]
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