title: BSC Trends: In Defence of Humanity
abstract: implemented byThis publication aims to shed light on and discuss, following the style of BSC discussions, the most significant global, regional, and local events, phenomena, and developments that have marked this year.These topics were part of the panel discussions in this year's BSC conference program.The authors of the texts in this publication have taken an additional step by attempting, thoroughly and analytically, to foresee events in the near future within each of the covered subjects.The 