Risk Communication

Humour, Lego, and "AI Slop": What Wartime Memes Mean for Crisis and Risk Communicators

Wartime memes — from Iranian Lego propaganda videos to Israeli TikTok satire — are reshaping how the public understands conflict in 2025 and 2026. This article explains what crisis, risk, and emergency communication professionals need to know about humour as a strategic communication tool and how to respond when your message competes with a joke.

The Stargate Polycrisis: What the Iran Threat to OpenAI's Abu Dhabi Data Centre Reveals About Crisis Communication in 2026

When Iran threatened OpenAI's $30 billion Stargate data centre in Abu Dhabi in April 2026, it didn't trigger one crisis — it triggered five, running simultaneously, with no single organisation positioned to manage all of them. Crisis communication specialist Philippe Borremans analyses what the Stargate polycrisis reveals about the gaps most organisations haven't closed yet.

Navigating the Polycrisis: An Insights Report for CCOs and Strategic Communicators

The World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Risks Report reveals how interconnected geopolitical, technological, and societal crises are reshaping communication strategy—here's what CCOs need to build, practise, and resource now.

The Chernobyl/Fukushima Problem: Why Worst-Case Scenario Bias Makes Us Less Safe

Emergency preparedness experts default to Chernobyl and Fukushima when planning for radiological incidents, but this worst-case scenario bias causes panic, inappropriate responses, and potentially more harm than the radiation itself.

Stop Telling Me to "Build Trust": Why Crisis Communication's Favorite Mantra Is Broken

Trust cannot be the universal cornerstone of crisis communication. Research shows it's just one of twelve outrage factors, culturally contingent, and sometimes dangerous—here's what actually works in 2025.

Beyond Vaccines: A Risk Communicator's Guide to Countering Sophisticated Disinformation

When flames meet human nature: what forest fires reveal about risk and emergency communication

What 23 European studies reveal about human behavior in emergencies

The 8.8 Wake-Up Call: Emergency Communication Lessons from the Pacific Rim

What Russia's massive earthquake taught us about cross-border emergency communication response

When the Cavalry Isn't Coming: Why Your Neighbour Might Be Your Best First Responder

How a LinkedIn discussion revealed the untapped potential of neighbourhood-level emergency response

How to communicate risks when you don't know all the answers

Why acknowledging uncertainty builds more trust than projecting false confidence, and the frameworks that make it work

OECD Report – Your crisis playbook won't work for what's coming next

Why the latest OECD research report on emerging risks is about to change everything you know about crisis preparedness

Report: The Crisis in Crisis Communications

Why the world is running out of the people we need most when crises strike.

Conceptual and Practical Differences Between Risk, Emergency, and Crisis Communication

Distinguishing Risk, Emergency, and Crisis Communication Across Theory, Timing, and Application

Risk Communication Alert: The Earth's Solvency Dashboard You Need to See

How Financial Risk Principles Are Transforming Environmental Communication

Why 'Natural Disasters' Is a Dangerous Myth (+ What Smart Communicators Do Instead)

The Multihazard Reality: Preparing Your Message for Complex Crises

The Impact of USAID Suspension and WHO Withdrawal on Global Humanitarian Aid

Examining the consequences for communicators and the shift toward community-led solutions.

When Uncertainty and Risk Meet Artificial Intelligence

How AI can support communicating risk and uncertainty during emergencies

Mapping the Invisible: How Impact Chains Enhance Risk and Emergency Communication

How Impact Chains Visualise Communication Challenges

Survey Data Risks: Crisis Communication Oversimplification

Why demographic data alone is not enough.

When Crisis Becomes the New Normal

Crisis Communication Management in an Age of Constant Upheaval - how polycrises and permacrisis changes the way we communicate.

Communicating Climate Risk: The Communicator’s Balancing Act

Effective strategies for conveying climate crisis urgency while maintaining public trust and scientific accuracy

Emergency Communication: Lessons Unlearned and New Threats

Are we ready for the next pandemic and who will protect our emergency responders?

Battling the Conspiracy Beast: How AI Might Be Our Unexpected Ally

A new study shows how AI an play a positive role in combating conspiracy theories

Using AI avatars for personalised disaster relief.

AI avatars responding to individual needs in times of crisis.

AI Meets Emergency Prep: Transforming Island States' Resilience?

New AI Tool Uncovers Efficiency Gains in Disaster Readiness Planning