Introduction to Special Series.

All activities that have led to this special series were jointly organized by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Germany and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Berlin, Germany. We would also like to thank Karen Lowrie, Managing Editor of I Risk Analysis i , and Terje Aven, Area Editor Policy of I Risk Analysis i , for their continued support. What do global climate change, cybercrime, pandemics, and the loss of societal cohesion have in common?. [Extracted from the article]