Throughout history, civilizations from Rome to the Mayans have crumbled when their food systems failed. Today, our global food network faces similar but amplified vulnerabilities.

Despite appearances of abundance, our worldwide food reserves often measure in mere months rather than years.

Florian Ulrich Jehn will examine how concentrated production in just a few countries, vulnerable trade chokepoints, and accelerating climate disruptions threaten food security for billions.

Our technological advances have created new dependencies—from fertilizers to just-in-time logistics—that could trigger cascading failures like those that toppled past societies, but at an unprecedented scale.

Understanding these dynamics is crucial for building resilience before we repeat history’s pattern of collapse, this time on a global stage.