Sophie Marro is a research assistant with the Strategic Foresight Initiative. She is also a student of International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution, and Arabic language, at George Washington University.
Seeding future stability: How can startup ecosystems help build peace?
Disregarding the fundamental desire for economic opportunity carries real risk to stability and peace. If we imagine different possible futures for economically disadvantaged communities in MENA and elsewhere, one difference between conflict futures and peaceful, stable ones may be the degree to which entrepreneurial capability is afforded the conditions in which to thrive.
