Abstract
The paper focuses, from a conceptual perspective, on current challenges for development, especially those related to managing uncertainty and crisis. Today's challenges are not bound to specific fields (e.g. geopolitics, energy, finance, climate change, public communication, the digital revolution). All these challenges merge, fueling a crisis of the whole, which can only be overcome through a new vision, through a grand strategic shift.
The paper follows a qualitative approach to analyze the aforementioned issues, and to discuss relevant case studies. We use secondary data analysis of the most recent, analyses, reports and data available to identify main challenges and to inform on the implementation of a new strategic approach for development.
Key words: strategic development, overlapping crises, strategic uncertainty, vision