Marc Goodman imagines the future crime and terrorism challenges we will all face as a result of advancing technologies. He thinks deeply about the disruptive security implications of robotics, artificial intelligence, social data, virtual reality and synthetic biology. Technology, he says, is affording exponentially growing power to non-state actors and rogue players, with significant consequences for our common global security. How to respond to these threats? The crime-fighting solution might just lie in crowdsourcing.

On June 26th, IPI hosted the launch of a new report, The Future of Intrastate Conflict in Africa: More Violence or Greater Peace, by Dr. Jakkie Cilliers and Dr. Julia Schünemann, which utilizes the International Futures (IFs) model to forecast trends for intrastate conflict in Africa and recommend a new approach to conflict on the continent.

Part 1: Welcome and Opening Remarks

Part 2: Panel One Presentations

Part 3: Panel One Discussion

Part 4: Panel Two Presentations

Part 5: Panel Two Discussion and Closing Remarks

In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious.

TEDxGoodenoughCollege combines the unique format and beauty of TED with the ingenuity and reach of the post-graduate community of Goodenough College.

Discussion of the Millennium Project's efforts at peace making, especially in the Middle East