Blogs & Opinions

Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats

Dec 4, 2025 | Madelyn MacMurray

Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to…

As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks

Dec 2, 2025 | Scott M. Moore and Imran Bayoumi

Just decades ago, the idea of artificially cooling the planet to help fight climate change was viewed as science fiction. But as climate change impacts…

Water and Power: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Nile Basin Security

Dec 1, 2025 | Chourouk Mestour

When Ethiopia began filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2020, the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the GERD and the Nile Basin…

Evidencing a Recovery Plan for Black Sea Dolphins and Porpoises

Dec 1, 2025 | Linas Svolkinas

Many human activities pose threats to cetaceans, including military activities. Russia’s war against Ukraine is no exception and there are significant concerns over its impact…

Monitoring Sudan’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining from Space

Nov 30, 2025 | Jonathan Walsh

Gold is helping fuel the war in Sudan, and its extraction is causing environmental degradation and chemical pollution that threatens human health.

Sustainability in the Wake of the Colombian Armed Conflict

Nov 30, 2025 | Ash Fowkes-Gajan

In the Colombian armed conflict, land ownership and agricultural strongholds for rebel forces were a form of political power. The peace owed to the 2016…

Replace or Reshape: Can Solar Power Alter Iraq’s Reliance on Oil?

Nov 29, 2025 | Shafaq News

Iraq’s latest drive to allocate land for solar projects around the capital has sharpened a central question in its energy debate: can renewables meaningfully ease…

Liberia’s Recurring Land Disputes: Can the JNB’s Rescue Government Spare Us This Menace?

Nov 28, 2025 | Mohamed M. Komara

For years, Liberians have echoed the principle that “Liberia is a country of law, not of men.” It was a powerful slogan for those resisting…

Sunk: Another Bid to Redefine Conflict Diamonds

Nov 27, 2025 | John Jeffay

At the end of the day it was the inclusion of state-armed actors that sank the latest Kimberly Process attempt to redefine conflict diamonds.

Post-Conflict Reforestation in Colombia

Nov 27, 2025 | Caroline Sheehan

Deep in the Colombian Amazon, where only recently thick tree canopies concealed guerrilla movements, a different kind of revolution is taking root.

How the Nile Water Dispute Threatens Counter-Terrorism Efforts

Nov 26, 2025 | Daniel Swift and Susan Soh

The Horn of Africa is a volatile geopolitical crossroads where water rights, energy ambitions, military operations, and port access converge—with direct implications for US national…

Echoes in the Current: Water, Conflict, and the Elusive Hope for Environmental Peacebuilding in a Warming World

Nov 20, 2025 | Florian Krampe

A warming climate disrupts the global water cycle with an intensity that alters the very predictability of life. Climate change makes the availability of freshwater…

COP30 and the Climate-Security Paradox: Strategic Competition, Fragile States, and the Erosion of Collective Security

Nov 20, 2025 | The Soufan Center

The 30th United Nations climate conference (COP30) concludes tomorrow in Belém, Brazil, against a backdrop of increased global competition surrounding critical minerals, mounting climate-linked instability,…

How Water Scarcity Is Forging a New Era of Conflict

Nov 19, 2025 | Rao Farman Ali

The water crisis in Tehran, compelling Iranian authorities to warn about water rationing and evacuation of the country’s capital, may sound dystopian.  

DRC: M23, Minerals, and Geopolitics in Eastern DRC

Nov 12, 2025 | Vedant Shinde
Geopolitical Monitor

The Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing one of the most severe security and humanitarian crises of the 21st century. The renewal…

From Readiness to Resilience: Strengthening Institutions for Climate Action

Nov 12, 2025 | Stephanie Speck

In many fragile contexts, ministries of environment or climate change may have limited resources, yet they are often deeply embedded in national coordination efforts. They…

Innovative Approaches to Climate, Peace and Security: Opportunities for India–Germany–Australia Collaboration

Nov 12, 2025 | Ambika Vishwanath and Treesa Shaju

Emerging research on the nexus between climate, peace and security (CPS) supports the integration of climate adaptation and mitigation methods to advance sustainable peace.  While…

The Influence of Climate Change on Conflict

Nov 11, 2025 | Beatrice Mosello and Alexandra Steinkraus

When climate change enters global conversations, attention often turns to melting glaciers and catastrophic storms. Yet, beneath these headlines lies a deeper challenge: climate change…

COP30: What to Expect on Conflict, Climate and Militarism

Nov 10, 2025 | Ellie Kinney

COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of armed conflicts and rising military spending. With wars affecting every corner of the globe and spending at…

Water as a Way towards Middle East Peace

Nov 10, 2025 | Gideon Bromberg

In a region shaped by conflict and division, EcoPeace Middle East offers a compelling alternative: cooperation through environmental diplomacy. For over three decades, this Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian…

No Peace at COP30? Why That’s a Risk the World Can’t Afford 

Nov 10, 2025 | Nazanine Moshiri

As COP30 in Belém nears, leaders are calling it the “implementation summit”. Trillions of dollars in climate funding are at stake in Brazil in mid-November.…

The Blockchain Solution for the World’s Most Problematic Minerals

Nov 7, 2025 | Andrew Kaminsky

Minerals change hands many times as they move from mine to smelter to manufacturer. By the time they reach the company that makes auto parts,…

New Data Reveals the Military Emissions Gap Is Growing Wider

Nov 6, 2025 | Grace Alexander

For global emission stocktakes to accurately reflect the true state of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) output, all sources must be counted. Yet military emissions…

Militarisation and the Climate Crisis in South Asia

Nov 5, 2025 | Usman Zulfiqar Ali

Countries in South Asia are being hard hit by the climate crisis. In this guest post, Usman Ali examines how Pakistan and India’s security choices…

Law, War, and Warming: The New Frontiers of Climate Security

Oct 31, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo

As 2025 draws to a close, the climate-security agenda feels less like a niche debate, growing sharper, more complex, and perhaps for the first time,…

South Sudan Should Make Communities the Primary Custodians of Wildlife for Best Results

Oct 30, 2025 | Leek Daniel

The effectiveness of community-based conservation (CBC) compared to government-led efforts in wildlife protection is a nuanced topic, with both approaches exhibiting strengths and weaknesses. While…

Climate Insecurity Comes for Europe

Oct 30, 2025 | Peter Schwartzstein

When we look at climate-related insecurity, it’s usually in the context of poorer parts of the planet. And there’s generally good reason for that focus.…

Climate Change as A Threat Multiplier: First Admiral Salim’s Wake-up Call for Maritime Security

Oct 29, 2025 | Aritra Banerjee

At the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2025 in New Delhi, First Admiral Salim, TNI, Head of the Centre for Maritime Studies at the Indonesian Naval…

Bridging Science and Storytelling: How CGIAR’s Climate Security Research Is Reaching Wider Audiences

Oct 28, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo

In 2025, CGIAR researchers made a deliberate shift from publishing findings about people to communicating with them. Through partnerships with journalists, filmmakers, and broadcasters, CGIAR worked to…

Can Environmental Diplomacy Build Peace in the Middle East?

Oct 27, 2025 | David Lehrer

The Israel-Palestine conflict has brought immense pain and suffering to the peoples of both nations. Violence between Israelis and Palestinians has created intense anger and…