NOW LIVE: Governance of Complex Global Shocks. Our New Position Paper and Campaign Website
NOW LIVE: Governance of Complex Global Shocks. Our New Position Paper and Campaign Website Another complex global shock is not a matter of if, but when. The UN needs to be ready. Global Shield has published “Governance of Complex Global Shocks: Preparing the UN multilateral system for the next complex global shock”, our new Position […]
Guardrails & Gap Analyses: An Assessment of Australia’s Approach to AI Regulation
Global Shield Australia has produced the first independent assessment of the Australian Government’s December 2025 decision not to proceed with mandatory guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), and a catalogue of the work underway to uplift Australia’s regulatory response to AI risk. The Guardrails & Gap Analyses report is informed by freedom of information requests to […]
Building Defences Against Weaponised Trade
In January, the World Economic Forum ranked “geoeconomic confrontation” as the world’s most severe risk for 2026. Whether coercive tariffs, export controls, investment restrictions, sanctions, or subsidies, these rediscovered weapons of economic war threaten to undo decades of stability and prosperity. They also risk tipping the world into crisis. For Australia, where trade is equivalent […]
Seven Reasons Australia Needs to Act on AI Risk
Australia’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy debate is at a crossroads. Decisions made in the coming months will determine whether Australians are able to trust AI and capture its benefits or whether we are left exposed to unacceptable and avoidable risk. Calls to wait for yet further reviews ignore the evidence that action is needed now. […]