Blogs & Opinions
Indus Waters Treaty and the New Fault Line in South Asian Security
Sep 1, 2026
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Amina Jabbar
It is well known that water is the next potential source of conflict in the world where climate change, population increase and the shortage of…
Conflict and Climate: Double Threat Driving Great Lakes Displacement
Aug 31, 2026
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Institute for Security Studies
Climate hazards are compounding decades of conflict-driven displacement, while fragmented responses expose vulnerable communities to repeated crises.
Gas and Peace: Can Energy Trade Contain Egypt-Israel Conflict?
Aug 31, 2026
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Nourhan Hefzy
Can economic ties help contain conflict between Egypt and Israel, or do they simply postpone confrontation? Drawing on the German-Russian experience, the article examines how…
Climate Change as a Security Threat: Climate Risks into Defence Policy
Aug 29, 2026
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Laiba Awan
Canada has increasingly integrated climate change into its defence strategy, recognizing it as a threat multiplier affecting military readiness, infrastructure resilience, Arctic security, and operational…
How the ‘Climate Table’ Is the New Peace Table
Aug 29, 2026
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Hafed Al-Ghwell
The choice is becoming clearer at every drying well; climate governance will either reinforce legitimate institutions, or armed groups will govern the scarcity for captive…
Water Scarcity in the Colorado River Basin: A National Security Assessment
Aug 27, 2026
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Small Wars Journal
The Colorado River system provides water to around 40 million people and supplies 5 million acres of farmland in the American southwest. But it’s been…
Climate Finance and Afghanistan: A Question of Whether, Not How
Aug 24, 2026
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Assem Mayar
Every discussion of climate finance in Afghanistan eventually collides with a question that is rarely asked out loud: should this country receive climate finance at…
Egypt’s Choices on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Aug 23, 2026
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Hamdy A. Hassan
The Ethiopian dam marks the beginning of a new phase in crisis management, where the conflict has shifted from preventing construction to dealing with the…
Data Centres and Democratic Decline Could Lead to More Water Conflict in the Future
Aug 23, 2026
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Ryan Durante
Transboundary waters — rivers, lakes and aquifers residing in more than one country — are facing challenges due to climate change, with conflicts over these…
The Indus Waters Treaty Is Becoming South Asia’s Next Strategic Flashpoint
Aug 20, 2026
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Saima Afzal
For more than six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has been one of the world’s most durable examples of cooperation between adversarial neighbors. Signed…
How China Can Turn Its ‘Blue Cradle’ into a Bridge with Southeast Asia
Aug 20, 2026
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James Borton
A jointly governed, tiered South China Sea ocean data framework would transform knowledge of a contested sea into stewardship of a shared one.
Violence, Profit, and the Economy Sustaining Eastern Congo’s Endless War
Aug 19, 2026
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Chhai Bunsonareach
At a checkpoint between Miba and the Kachanga hill in Fizi territory, soldiers of the Congolese army wave through bicycles loaded with mineral ore, one…
Wildfires and Extreme Heat Show Climate Change Is Now Europe’s Biggest Security Threat
Aug 18, 2026
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Patrick Schröder
The continent is increasingly vulnerable to arson attacks, while climate disasters are diverting militaries from other threats. Policymakers must respond with a security-based approach to…
Land, Forests and the Struggle for Survival: A Three-Decade Journey in Ye Chaung Phya (Bee Ree)
Aug 18, 2026
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Kun Wood
Land is vital in the struggle of the Mon people for survival, political freedom and human rights. Protection and ownership, however, have fallen victim to…
When Climate Shocks Threaten Food, Peace and Livelihoods
Aug 15, 2026
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Ludwig Federigan
Climate change increasingly operates as a threat multiplier. Droughts, floods, heat waves and sea-level rise do more than damage infrastructure and crops: they amplify preexisting…
Women in Africa: The Unseen Victims of Crisis and Conflict
Aug 14, 2026
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Kim Heller
The African
On Sunday, as South Africa commemorated the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women's March, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai stood at the Union Buildings…
The Kabul River: The River of Sorrow between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Aug 13, 2026
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Shri Pradeep Kumar Saxena
India has traditionally been a friend to Afghanistan, and that relationship carries a responsibility as much as an opportunity. Helping Afghanistan build the storage, irrigation…
Somalia’s Food Crisis: When Drought, Conflict and Declining Aid Collide
Aug 13, 2026
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Muhammed Sherifdeen Omeiza
Somalia is facing another serious hunger crisis, but what makes the situation worrying is not only the number of people going hungry. It is the…
Is Climate Diplomacy Becoming National Security Policy?
Aug 12, 2026
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Lexy Reid
Over the last few years, there has been a significant change in how governments conceptualise and approach climate change. Climate change was previously seen as…
Climate Change Becomes UK-US Security Challenge
Aug 12, 2026
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Daily Times
Climate change is increasingly being viewed as a major UK-US national security threat, with lawmakers warning that extreme weather, food insecurity and energy instability could…
Food Security after the Ukraine War
Aug 12, 2026
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Borgen Project
Millions of households across developing countries continue to struggle with rising food costs despite improvements in global commodity markets. Food security after the Ukraine war…
India–Myanmar Border Dispute & the Proposed Land Swap in Manipur
Aug 12, 2026
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Nishikanta Singh
The India–Myanmar border has once again become a subject of controversy following reports of a possible land adjustment between the two countries in Manipur’s Chandel…
National Security Depends on Climate and Nature - the UK Government Must Act Like It
Aug 12, 2026
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Tanya Steele
The test for Andy Burnham is not whether the UK can afford to prioritise climate and nature, but whether Britain can afford a 10-year plan…
Taliban Mining Economy: An Insurgent Way of Doing Business
Aug 11, 2026
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Sadia Sulaiman
Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have centralized control over Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar mineral wealth, treating it as a primary revenue source rather than…
Addressing NATO’s Arctic Intelligence Gap: Indigenous-Led Environmental Monitoring
Aug 8, 2026
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Olly Griesbach
The warming Arctic is one of the greatest sources of vulnerability for Canadian security and defence, and yet the communities best positioned to generate the…
Environmental Cooperation Turns Shared Resources into Channels for Dialogue
Aug 8, 2026
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Global Society
Shared natural resources can force divided communities into the same practical conversation. A river carries pollution across a border, livestock follow seasonal pasture, wildlife moves between…
Behind the Ceuta Surge: Q&A with Peter Schwartzstein and Dimitrios Kantemnidis
Aug 7, 2026
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Lauren Herzer Risi
Last week, an estimated 60,000 Moroccans crossed the border into Ceuta, a Spanish city located in North Africa. The surge left more than 80 people…
Protecting Women Environmental Defenders: Lessons from Colombia
Aug 6, 2026
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Juanita Serrano Zapata
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
For women environmental defenders, protecting the environment is inseparable from peacebuilding, protecting human rights, and territorial survival. In Colombia, where I am from, women environmental…
The Arctic in a Changing World: Climate, Security and Ethics of Global Governance – Analysis
Aug 6, 2026
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K.M. Seethi
The Arctic is rapidly becoming one of the principal arenas of twenty-first century geopolitical competition. The retreat of sea ice, driven by accelerating climate change,…
Minerals Must Benefit Countries, Communities, Not Finance Criminals, Conflict
Aug 6, 2026
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UN Economic Commission for Africa
Countries and communities, especially in resource-rich Africa, must benefit most from the minerals in their own backyards, speakers affirmed today at a Security Council debate…