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How a Gaza Marine Deal Could Benefit Palestinians, Israelis and the Region

Aug 3, 2023 | Ambassador Hesham Youssef

Amid today’s dismal Israeli-Palestinian context, positive developments have been in short supply. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s June announcement of preliminary approval for the development…

Who Will Solve the Water Conflict between Iran and Afghanistan

Aug 1, 2023 | James Durso

In late May, shots were exchanged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Taliban near a border post in Iran’s Southwest Nimroz province. Disputes over Helmand…

GERD Conflict: Ethiopia and Egypt Try Compromise

Jul 26, 2023 | Arman Sidhu

The controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the Horn of Africa remains a significant source of regional tension.

Arctic Security Is Increasingly under Threat. Drones Can Help.

Jul 26, 2023 | Kirk Allen

As the Arctic continues to be fundamentally reshaped, the United States and its allies in the region will need to quickly adapt by strengthening their…

GAO Reports on Conflict Minerals Compliance in 2022

Jul 24, 2023 | Cooley LLP

The GAO has just issued its 2022 Report on Conflict Minerals, which examines companies’ conflict minerals compliance in 2022. As you probably know, the SEC’s…

Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainable Peace

Jul 20, 2023 | Farah Hegazi

Environmental peacebuilding offers another entry point for building and sustaining peace. Natural resources and the environment are central to many people’s livelihoods in fragile and…

A Just Energy Transition Requires Better Governance & Equity in the DRC

Jul 19, 2023 | Mike DiGirolamo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produces around 70% of the global supply of cobalt and it is also Africa’s leading producer of copper. Despite…

NATO’s Emissions Tracking Methodology – as Important for What It Includes as for What It Omits

Jul 18, 2023 | Ellie Kinney

At last week’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Ukraine was the main focus of attention, with the announcement of a new military package, the establishment of…

Opinion – The Sudanese Conflict and the Abyei Dispute

Jul 18, 2023 | Ben Jackson

Despite the arbitrary nature of the colonial carving up of Africa, the borders of African states have rarely changed over the preceding decades. Since African…

Opinion: Addressing the Toll of Climate Change on Women’s Health

Jul 17, 2023 | Natasha Sunderji, Ragini Ahluwalia, and Latika Khurana

In 2022, altered weather and rain patterns pushed Kenya into its worst drought in 40 years. Crop and livestock losses greatly restricted income and food access…

5 Ways the US, Europe Can Push for Israel-Arab Environmental Cooperation

Jul 17, 2023 | Nimrom Goren, Maya Negev, and Ofir Winter

Environmental challenges are creating new priorities for countries in the Middle East and the Mediterranean and increasing cross-border cooperation – including between Israel and Arab…

Navigating The Complexities of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Jul 16, 2023 | Muhammad Adam Khan

The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the long-standing disputes between Israelis and Palestinians over land, self-determination, and security in the region.

It’s Not Just Iran: Conflict over Water Resources Is on the Rise

Jul 8, 2023 | Laureen Fagan

The clash over water rights led to fighting between Iran and Afghanistan at the weekend, in the latest battle over water resources among neighboring nations—clashes…

Gender-Smart Climate Finance is Critical for Progress, Results, and Impact

Jul 7, 2023 | Franziska Deininger and Sudharshan Canagarajah

We know all too well that the multiple crises facing the world – food insecurity, energy access, global health, conflict and climate change – have…

The Environmental Impacts of War

Jul 7, 2023 | Tara D. Sonenshine

War is hazardous to your health. What we know from past conflicts is that war has a serious impact on things like carbon emissions, pollution,…

The UN Security Council Debates Its Role in Tackling Climate Security

Jul 6, 2023 | Angus Soderberg

Climate change is a security concern due to its role as a risk multiplier, aggravating political, social, and economic vulnerabilities, straining resources, and undermining institutions.…

National Climate Adaptation Plans Must Include Women’s Voices

Jul 6, 2023 | Lauren Wolfe

As the world struggles to catch up with climate change — whether confronting extreme wildfire smoke in the U.S. Northeast, or some of the hottest…

Growing Climate Crisis Fuels Gender-Based Violence According to UN Report

Jul 6, 2023 | Anupama Patel

The growing climate crisis does intersect with raging gender-based violence around the world, according to a recent statistical report by the United Nations Organisation. Globally, 26 per…

The Taliban’s New Canal Threatens Water Security in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

Jul 5, 2023 | Niginakhon Saida

On March 30, 2022, Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar launched the construction of the Qosh Tepa canal, which will divert significant amount…

The Geopolitics of Climate Change: China and the United States at the UN Security Council

Jul 4, 2023 | Homeland Security Today

Beijing has for years leveraged its status as a developing country in the Paris Agreement construct to avoid responsibility to reduce emissions as fast as…

The Impacts of Climate Change on South Asian Women

Jul 3, 2023 | Neha Madhira

Of the 750 million South Asians affected by at least one climate-related disaster in the last two decades, women have been disproportionately impacted. According to a recent report by…

New Canal Threatens the Peace between the Taliban and Central Asia

Jul 3, 2023 | Bruce Pannier

When the Taliban entered Kabul in mid-August 2021, the Central Asian governments, with the exception of the Tajik government, simply continued, to the extent possible,…

What Is the EU's Joint Communication on Climate-Security Nexus All about?

Jul 3, 2023 | Olivia Lazard

Climate security is key to understanding instability and fragility in and outside Europe, and this agenda should be treated as the lens through which to…

The Climate-Gender Nexus

Jul 2, 2023 | Shruti Deora

Climate change is a global challenge that requires urgent action and innovative solutions. It is not just an environmental issue but also a social and economic…

Climate Security Is National Security

Jun 30, 2023 | Andrew Hoehn and Thom Shanker

The military does not have the luxury of debating climate change, a reality now adding a powerful, destabilizing force to fragile, unstable areas of the…

Understanding Climate-Related Risks for Early Warning, Prevention and Peacebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Jun 30, 2023 | Ginevra Cucinotta and Maylina St-Louis

Climate change is recognized as one of the greatest risks to global peace and security. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the…