글로벌 리스크 보고서 2026

Contents


Preface                                                                4

Overview of methodology                                                 5

Key findings                                                            6

Chapter 1: Global Risks 2026-2036: The Age of Competition                    14

    1.1 The world in 2026: on a precipice                                      14

    1.2 The path to 2028: compounding risks                                  15

    1.3 The path to 2036: over the edge?                                     18

    1.4 A darkening outlook                                                21

Chapter 2: Global Risks In-Depth: Anticipating Tomorrow’s Challenges Today      23

    2.1 An underlying context of structural change                               23

    2.2 Multipolarity without multilateralism                                     24

    2.3 Values at war                                                     32

    2.4 An economic reckoning                                             40

    2.5 Infrastructure endangered                                            46

    2.6 Quantum leaps                                                    53

    2.7 AI at large                                                        60

Endnotes                                                              68

Appendix A: Definitions and Global Risks List                                75

Appendix B: Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026                        78

Appendix C: Executive Opinion Survey: National Risk Perceptions               81

Appendix D: Risk Governance                                             91

Partner Institutes                                                        94

Acknowledgements                                                     100





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