Professor Landry Signé

Disruptive Global Leader| Chairman| Distinguished Fellow| Professor| Thunderbird| Brookings| Stanford| World Economic Forum| 4IR, Emerging Tech & AI| YGL|Global

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

Excited to share our new Brookings article, "Shaping global governance of AI agents," co-authored with Karla Yee Amezaga of the World Economic Forum!

As AI systems increasingly act on our behalf, the governance questions become more consequential: What did the system do? Who authorized it? Who is accountable? We explore how clear permissions, continuous oversight, and practical safeguards can support responsible innovation across countries, including those with limited regulatory capacity.

Read the article: https://t.co/fWw0kO60j3

#AgenticAI #AIGovernance @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGov @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsFP

[Andrew Carnegie Foundation @ACarnegieFdn]

Out today: new Carnegie/CivicPulse survey findings on polarization in the U.S.

91 percent of local officials say polarization is negatively affecting the country, up from 89 percent in September 2025.

In a sharp increase, 41 percent say that polarization is negatively affecting their own communities, up from 30 to 31 percent in previous surveys.

Access the survey and learn more about what local leaders are reporting as the midterms approach: https://t.co/RTm3cjNZvl

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

What’s at stake at UNGA 2026?

My Brookings colleagues and I offer perspectives on some of the consequential issues shaping this year’s General Assembly. In my contribution, I explore Africa’s role in the future of multilateralism, and why greater African leadership, representation, and African-led solutions are essential to a United Nations that delivers for all.

Read my piece and those of my colleagues: https://t.co/zZulsPAOBF

#UNGA #UnitedNations #Africa #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #GlobalOrder #ForesightAfrica @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsFP

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

Africa has ambition. It needs a stronger hand in setting the terms of its own #financing, #narrative and #trust.

Join us for the Fireside chat: The New Global #Africa Economy: The Work Ahead for the World Ahead on 21 September.

📺https://t.co/6qqZxnij5q
#GABI #UnstoppableAfrica

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

How should the U.S. approach engagement with Africa in a changing global landscape? For Foresight Africa, host Landry Signé speaks with @RepSaraJacobs about U.S.-Africa relations, multilateral reform, security governance, and opportunities for deeper economic partnership. https://t.co/tap3p93Peu

[UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa @UNOSAA1]

Can the @UN keep #development #assistance relevant today?

Find out from this insightful discussion between
@LandrySigne from the @BrookingsInst and @ahunnaeziakonwa, Special Adviser on #Africa ahead of #UNGA81.

🎧 https://t.co/76Aj4ZuLib

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

The 81st Session of the @UN General Assembly is officially underway. But what's at stake for #Africa?

I recently spoke to @LandrySigne of the @BrookingsInst about Africa's priorities at #UNGA81🇺🇳.

🎧Listen to the full episode on Foresight Africa at https://t.co/tavqzyGHQk

[UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa @UNOSAA1]

What do African countries hope to accomplish at the @UN General Assembly?

@ahunnaeziakonwa, Special Adviser on Africa and @LandrySigne from @BrookingsInst discuss the significance of #UNGA81 for the continent on the Foresight Africa podcast.

🎧 https://t.co/qzBQHCKpRR

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

Shifting U.S. Perspectives on Africa: A Conversation with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs

For the Season 5 finale of the Foresight Africa Podcast, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, for a timely conversation on U.S.-Africa relations and the future of multilateralism.

In the context of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, we discuss moving from aid to genuine partnership, unlocking trade and investment opportunities, strengthening peace and security, and how the United States can work with African partners to strengthen multilateral governance at a consequential moment for the global order.

A wonderful way to close an extraordinary season of conversations on the forces shaping U.S.-Africa relations and Africa’s place in a rapidly changing world.

Deeply grateful to Congresswoman Jacobs, all our remarkable guests throughout the season, our listeners, and the entire Foresight Africa team who made it possible!

Listen/read:
https://t.co/T4f2vgZGAh

#ForesightAfrica #USAfricaRelations #UNGA #Multilateralism #Africa #ForeignPolicy #GlobalGovernance @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP @BrookingsGlobal @Thunderbird

[Brookings Global @BrookingsGlobal]

For the final episode of Foresight Africa Season 5, host @LandrySigne and U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs discuss how the United States can position itself to improve multilateral governance and support international peace and security. https://t.co/iXOBz4SLgS

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

What do African countries hope to accomplish at the UN General Assembly?

Ahead of UNGA, I sat down for the Foresight Africa Podcast with @ahunnaeziakonwa, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, for a timely conversation on Africa’s priorities, growing global influence, and what to watch in New York.

Watch the short video, and our full Foresight Africa conversation for more!

Short video:
https://t.co/WJQIWpcxyM

#ForesightAfrica #UNGA #Africa #GlobalGovernance @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP @BrookingsGlobal

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

Wonderful and highly productive meeting with @GerardoBerthin, President of @freedomhouse! We had a great conversation on democracy, global governance, and the opportunities ahead. Deeply grateful for the exchange and looking forward to continued engagement!

#Democracy #GlobalGovernance #Leadership @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsFP

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

Wonderful connecting with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, who represents California’s 51st Congressional District and serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, for a timely conversation on U.S.-Africa relations and the opportunities ahead.

Grateful for her leadership and commitment to strengthening engagement with the continent, and for the thoughtful exchange.

Stay tuned for the next episode of the Foresight Africa Podcast to hear more from our conversation!

#Africa #USAfricaRelations #ForeignPolicy #ForesightAfrica

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

I’m pleased to share my latest Brookings piece on why the war with Iran should not distract the United States from Africa.

With critical minerals, energy security, trade and investment, and growing geopolitical competition at stake, sustained U.S.-Africa engagement matters more than ever.

I share a few thoughts on what Washington should do next.

Read here: https://t.co/u1Dt24BNwY

#Africa #USAfrica #Iran #Geopolitics #CriticalMinerals @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP @BrookingsGlobal

[Brookings Global @BrookingsGlobal]

What does the war in Iran mean for U.S.-Africa relations? @LandrySigne warns that the U.S. preoccupation with Iran could lead to long-term costs to U.S. interests in Africa. https://t.co/jBvnADg5EC

[Ahunna Eziakonwa @ahunnaeziakonwa]

Insightful conversation with @LandrySigne of @Brookings on how #Africa is shaping global agendas at a time of growing strain on multilateral cooperation.

This timely discussion comes at a pivotal moment for Africa and the world ahead of #UNGA2026.

🎧 https://t.co/E6c7ZuYv9u

[UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa @UNOSAA1]

How is #Africa setting agendas amidst strained multilateral consensus?

Ahead of #UNGA2026, @LandrySigne of @Brookings and @Ahunnaeziakonwa, Special Adviser on Africa, discuss Africa's role in strengthening multilateralism and driving global solutions.

🎧 https://t.co/Q0pL4UrB8d

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

"The Iran war’s greatest risk for U.S.-Africa relations is the strategic distraction that hands competitors a window to deepen their foothold on the continent," writes @LandrySigne. https://t.co/WTzQQAhUzj

[Professor Landry Signé @LandrySigne]

🌍 How can Africa help shape the global agenda at a moment of strained multilateral consensus?

Delighted to share a new episode of the Foresight Africa podcast, featuring my conversation with Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General.

Ahead of #UNGA2026, we explore how African countries can move beyond reacting to global agendas to help set them—leveraging the continent’s growing strategic importance, extraordinary youth, innovation and technology, financial resources, women’s leadership, and the transformative potential of regional integration and the African Continental Free Trade Area.

We also discuss the future of multilateralism, Africa’s agency and voice in global governance, and what it will take to translate the continent’s extraordinary assets into greater prosperity and global influence.

A timely conversation as world leaders prepare to gather in New York.

🎧 Read and listen to the conversation here:
https://t.co/fXF8kpHc23

#ForesightAfrica #Africa #UNGA #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #AfCFTA #AfricanLeadership #Brookings @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsInst

[Brookings Foreign Policy @BrookingsFP]

"The direct economic shock of the war on African countries is real but uneven," says @LandrySigne. "The larger and perhaps longer-lasting risk is that the war serves as a strategic distraction from engaging with the African continent at a critical moment."https://t.co/uDn7V3chXr