Archives

Our archives are a repository of original thinking that chronicles two decades of research, analysis, and policy innovation. This collection brings together articles written by SFG’s founders and research analysts between 2005 and 2025, preserving the ideas, and insights that shaped our intellectual journey. These writings reflect the evolution of our thinking as we engaged with some of the world’s most pressing challenges and opportunities.

The archive offers a rich body of material for researchers, policymakers, students, journalists, and anyone interested in understanding complex global issues through a long-term strategic lens. The articles explore a wide spectrum of subjects, including peace and conflict, water diplomacy, international relations, technology, environmental sustainability, governance, security, and the changing dynamics of regional and global cooperation. They also place regional developments within broader international and geopolitical contexts.

Many of these articles anticipated trends and policy challenges that later became central to international discourse. Others document the development of concepts and frameworks that informed SFG’s subsequent research, dialogues, and publications. Together, they provide not only historical context but also enduring perspectives that continue to resonate in a rapidly changing world.

Beyond serving as a research resource, this archive offers a window into the intellectual history of SFG. It traces how our ideas evolved over time, how new policy concepts emerged through sustained inquiry, and how our engagement expanded from regional concerns to global challenges. Readers can follow the progression of our work across changing geopolitical landscapes and appreciate our evidence-based approaches to peace, security, and international cooperation.

Whether you are revisiting landmark analyses, exploring the origins of key policy ideas, or discovering our work for the first time, we hope these archives provide valuable insights, stimulate informed debate, and inspire fresh thinking about the future.

The Future of Crime and Punishment

  • By Ilmas Futehally
New technologies put new weapons into the hands of criminals. Ilmas Futehally examines what some of these could be and if it is possible to identify the right punishment for a crime.
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The Fear of Peace

  • By Sundeep Waslekar
This year marks the centenary of the First World War. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in July 1914, which ignited the war, has not taught us any lessons. The moderates continue to be eliminated, either physically or politically, making our world an increasingly dangerous place. Sundeep Waslekar wonders why.
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Remembering Dr. Chatah

  • By Dr Mohamad Chatah
Dr Mohamad Chatah, Member of the High Level Group on Blue Peace in the Middle East and a close friend of Strategic Foresight Group, was assassinated by terrorists on 27 December 2013 in Beirut. He was a former Finance Minister of Lebanon and a leading Opposition figure. Dr Chatah strongly advocated peace, cooperation and good governance. He also brought hope and joy in all his interactions with SFG. Sundeep Waslekar remembers him.
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Nelson Mandela Benefit Speech by SFG President

  • By Sundeep Waslekar
Strategic Foresight Group pays tribute to Nelson Mandela, the greatest peace maker and inspiring statesman in our lifetime, who passed away in December 2013. Sundeep Waslekar, President of Strategic Foresight Group, delivered a keynote address at a special benefit event for Nelson Mandela Foundation at Dubai on 16 December 2005. The speech reflects values that were closest to Madiba's heart.
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Water Cooperation for a Secure World

  • By HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal and Dr. Sundeep Waslekar
HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal, Chairman of the United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation and Sundeep Waslekar, President of Strategic Foresight Group have written a joint Op-Ed on the linkages between Water, Peace and Security, which was simultaneously published by several newspapers in different parts of the world.
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Malaysian Recipe for Good Governance

  • By Ilmas Futehally
On a recent visit to Kuala Lumpur, Ilmas Futehally met with cabinet ministers and senior government officials in the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) in the Malaysian Prime Minister�€™s Office. She examines the ingredients and process that brought success to this initiative aimed at creating big fast results in Malaysian governance.
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