Paul Shrivastava is Co‑President of The Club of Rome and Professor of Management and Organisations. He previously served as Executive Director of Future Earth and founded the UNESCO Chair for Arts and Sustainable Enterprise at ICN Business School in Nancy, France. He has published 17 books and more than 100 scholarly articles on sustainable and crisis management.
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Why this age of polycrisis demands a new kind of peace
As wars escalate, ecological systems collapse, and inequality deepens, traditional and nation-centered ideas of security and peace are no longer sufficient. “Planetary peace” links peace with ecological balance, regenerative economics, social justice, and planetary cooperation in this new human era.
May 21, 2026
