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CLTR is a UK policy-focused think tank relevant to AI governance and existential risk; useful for understanding how safety concerns translate into government policy recommendations and institutional reform efforts.

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Summary

The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) is a UK-based think tank focused on building resilience to extreme risks, including AI-related risks and biosecurity threats. It works to influence government policy and decision-making to better prepare societies for catastrophic and existential risks. CLTR engages with policymakers, publishes research, and advocates for institutional reforms to address long-term and emerging threats.

Key Points

  • UK-based policy think tank focused on extreme and catastrophic risk reduction, including AI safety and biosecurity
  • Works directly with governments and policymakers to embed long-term resilience into institutional decision-making
  • Publishes reports and policy recommendations on AI governance, pandemic preparedness, and systemic risk
  • Advocates for structural reforms to improve how governments identify and respond to emerging global risks
  • Part of the broader ecosystem of organizations working on existential risk reduction through policy channels

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Striving for a safe and flourishing world

 An independent think tank with a mission to transform global resilience to extreme risks

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Our Vision

 Our vision is a safe and flourishing world with high resilience to extreme risks, such as those from pandemics and emerging technologies.

 
 
 
 
 Our Mission

 Our mission is to transform global resilience to extreme risks — both in the UK and internationally. Our core focus areas are AI risk, biological risk and government risk management

 
 
 
 
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 We help governments and other institutions transform resilience to extreme risks by:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Helping decision-makers and the wider public to understand extreme risks. 
 
 
 Providing expert advice and red-teaming on policy decisions. 
 
 
 Convening cross-sector conversations and workshops related to extreme risks. 
 
 
 Developing and advocating for policy recommendations and effective risk management frameworks and systems. 
 
 
 Providing an exchange for specialist knowledge, including by facilitating expert placements into government. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 Our Latest Work

 
 
 
 
 
 Artificial Intelligence

 
 
 Risks stemming from improper application, unintended behaviours of AI systems in critical domains, and the broader socioeconomic impacts of AI on both the economy and society.

 
 Explore AI 
 
 
 
 
 Report: CLTR finds a 5x increase in scheming-related AI incidents

 
 
 Mar 27, 2026

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 How the UK Government can govern the risk of loss of control

 
 
 Feb 3, 2026

 
 
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 Biosecurity

 
 
 Risks arising from natural pandemics, laboratory leaks, bioweapons, and ‘dual-use’ research — advancements with the potential for both beneficial and harmful applications.

 
 Explore Biosecurity 
 
 
 
 
 Informing the European Biotech Act and Inclusions of our Recommendations

 
 In November 2025, the Biosecurity Policy Unit submitted written evidence to the European Union (EU)’s Public Consultation informing the European Biotech Act.

 
 Feb 6, 2026

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 Defensive acceleration: the strategic pivot needed for UK biological resilience

 
 A framework and four priority programmes to grow the economy and strengthen UK biosecurity in the age of AI.

 
 Jan 30, 2026

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 Risk Management

 
 
 Global-reaching, high-impact threats possess the potential to cause widespread devastation to both lives and economies on a global scale.

 
 Explore Risk Management 
 
 
 
 
 Ten things we want to see from Exercise Pegasus

 
 What does best-in-class risk preparedness exercising look like? We outline ten key benchmarks we’ll be watching for from Exercise Pegasus to demonstrate the

 
 Feb 12, 2026

 
 
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 UK Resilience Action Plan: Ambitious Progress with Room to Go Further

 
 
 Jul 25,

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