Global Strategic Trends to 2055｜Richard Johnson, Defence Futures, U.K. Ministry of Defence

What will the strategic landscape look like 30 years from now? This question drives the creation of Global Strategic Trends (GST), a flagship report series that explores long-term outlooks and highlights potential challenges that could shape the decades ahead. In this conversation, Mr. Richard Johnson from the Defence Futures team of the U.K. Ministry of Defence joins SPF Senior Research Fellow Ippeita Nishida to discuss what’s new in the latest edition of the GST report series, and how governments and partners worldwide are using these insights to test assumptions and rethink strategies for an uncertain future. You can read the full transcript of this episode on the SPF website. This conversation was recorded in February 2025. Show Notes: ・Learn more about the Global Strategic Trends series, including an online edition of GST 7. ・Watch a video version of this interview on SPF's YouTube channel.