The World at Crossroads Dialogue Input Series builds on the four RESPACE Scenarios that explore plausible futures for global collaboration for peace by 2035. The scenarios range from bleak to hopeful, offering a mirror to the present and inviting us to ask: How can today’s decisions shape tomorrow’s world? The Dialogue Inputs turn that mirror outward, addressing highly complex global, regional, and translocal developments occurring up to May 2025, through the lens of the RESPACE Scenarios. By doing so, they reveal how imagined futures are already unfolding and help us make sense of today’s rapidly evolving global landscape.

Each Dialogue Input follows a simple, three-step structure — summarising current events, drawing contrasts and parallels with the RESPACE Scenarios, and offering thought-provoking discussion questions. This format is designed to spark reflection, generate dialogue, and inspire strategic action across settings: from meeting rooms and policy workshops to dinner tables and daily reflections. Whether you are addressing neighbourhood dispute or geopolitical shock, the series offers a flexible tool to connect immediate concerns with long-term visions for peace. We invite you to use, adapt, and expand these inputs — and to join a growing community committed to imagining and shaping better futures.