Sophia Kalantzakos
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Sophia Kalantzakos is a Global Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy in the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program at NYUAD. Her work examines how climate change, technological transformation, resource competition, and demographic shifts are reshaping global power and why contemporary governance systems are structurally unprepared for the world they have produced. Her research focuses on resources and power, with particular attention to critical minerals, supply chains, and the geopolitical consequences of the green and digital transitions.