Humanity at Risk compares diverse approaches to the theme of global threats using the tools of philosophy, critical theory, and political thought alongside more practical, socio-political observations. By defining the idea of "global risk" more specifically, Editors Innerarity and Solana, and their contributors, believe we can understand how these risks should be evaluated, predicted, and managed within the framework of democratic societies.The goal of this book is to highlight more precisely the necessity, in the face of new global risks, for new governance at a national, European, and global level. Today, as collective humanity, we find ourselves confronted by systemic risks with which no previous civilisation had to cope. This volume is an indispensable resource for understanding the nature of such risks and how we might surmount the dangers they pose.