Blogs & Opinions

Land, Forests and the Struggle for Survival: A Three-Decade Journey in Ye Chaung Phya (Bee Ree)

Aug 18, 2026 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…

Little Rumours, Real Consequences: Disinformation and Gender in the Central African Republic

Jul 31, 2026 | Conciliation Resources
Conciliation Resources

In global debates around information integrity and “fake news”, attention tends to concentrate on digital platforms, algorithm regulation, and election security in high-connectivity nations. However,…

The Great “Green” Heist: When Artificial Intelligence and Arms Dealers Seize the Minerals of the South

Jul 31, 2026 | Franck Zongwe Lukama

We were sold a simple equation: to save the planet, we must dig. Dig faster, deeper, extracting from the earth the cobalt, lithium, or copper…

Positioning Humanitarians at the Intersection of Environment, Climate, Conflict and Peace

Jul 31, 2026 | Juliane Schillinger

What role can humanitarian organizations play at the intersection of conflict, climate change and environmental degradation? As these challenges increasingly converge in some of the…

Climate Risk Is Forcing Multilateralism to Evolve

Jul 30, 2026 | Janani Vivekananda

A new trend is emerging in climate diplomacy: some of the most consequential conversations are happening in new, multi actor dialogues that sit alongside the…

The Indus Water Treaty Suspension: A Growing Threat to Regional Security

Jul 30, 2026 | Mohammad Ishaq Rahman

The recent suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India following the Pahagram incident in April 2025 marks a dangerous turning point in South Asian…

The Environmental Peacebuilding Agenda: What’s Essential and Where Do We Go Next?

Jul 30, 2026 | Mara Pusic and Karishma Goswami

Environmental peacebuilding is at a pivotal moment. Rising geopolitical tensions, accelerating climate impacts, shifting political priorities in the Global North, and reduced capacity bilateral and…

Why the Kimberley Process Still Matters: Protecting the Integrity of the Global Diamond Trade

Jul 29, 2026 | Kundai Kwenda

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) continues to play a pivotal role in protecting the integrity of the global diamond trade by promoting transparency, ethical…

World Conservation Day: Restoring Nature to Build Resilience, Cooperation and Lasting Peace

Jul 28, 2026 | Kathryn Goodwin

As climate change intensifies pressures on people and ecosystems, IUCN’s Global EbA Fund projects demonstrate how Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) can advance climate resilience while fostering…

Starvation as a Weapon: The ICJ Myanmar Case Could Redefine Genocide

Jul 28, 2026 | Yuyun Wahyuningrum

As the International Court of Justice deliberates its judgment in the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar after the conclusion of public hearings earlier this…

The Green Revolution’s Fragile Core: The DRC’s Security Future

Jul 25, 2026 | Jean-Michel Marie

The latest American sanctions directed at former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila fail to address the core of the country’s fragility, favoring…

Water, Power, and the Red Sea: The Egypt–Ethiopia Conflict Explained

Jul 25, 2026 | Mohamed Osman

The conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia is often described as a dispute over a dam, but it is really a struggle over water security, historical…

Climate Security: Entering a New Era?

Jul 21, 2026 | Kaysie Brown and Travis Brubaker

Twenty years after the UK first brought climate to the UN Security Council, the topic is re-emerging as a strategic priority. During London Climate Action…

Bridging the Conflict Gap in Climate Action and Finance

Jul 16, 2026 | ODI Global

Many of the world’s most climate-vulnerable people live in place affected by armed conflict, violence, and fragility. Yet fragile and conflict-affected countries receive just 10%…