Nayef Al-Rodhan

Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan is a transdisciplinary philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and futurologist. He holds key academic roles, including:

• Honorary Fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford University
• Head of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Program at the Geneva Center for Security Policy
• Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London

Educationally, he holds an MD and a PhD, with advanced training in neurosurgery and neuroscience at the Mayo Clinic, Yale University, and Harvard University. Notably, he founded the Neurotechnology Program and the Laboratory for Cellular Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Technology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard.

His research spans a groundbreaking transdisciplinary framework, integrating philosophy, neuroscience, geopolitics, and security studies. Key areas include:

• Neurophilosophy of human nature and power
• Sustainable global security and symbiotic realism
• Militarization of outer space and AI ethics
• Critical turning points in Middle East geopolitics
• Meta-geopolitics and the five dimensions of global security
• Emotional amoral egoism theory

His work emphasizes reconciling neurochemical insights with global governance to address 21st-century challenges.

He has received numerous scientific awards for neuroscience research, including the Sir James Spence Prize and the Young Investigator Prize of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, alongside recognition as a top influencer in geopolitics and neuroscience (2014, 2017, 2022).

As a prolific author, he has published 25 books and over 300 articles, pioneering concepts like Sustainable History, Symbiotic Realism, and Multi-Sum Security. His advocacy includes preventing lunar/mars militarization and establishing ethical frameworks for AI governance.