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Iraq: Washington Uses Iraq's Own Oil Money to Bend Baghdad to Its Will
Apr 23, 2026
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Anaelle Jonah
France 24
The US government blocked a cargo plane delivery of nearly $500 million in US banknotes destined for Baghdad, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first…
Sudan: Following the Money Fueling Environmental Destruction in War: A Case Study from Sudan
Apr 23, 2026
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Mathani Ahmed
Global Investigative Journalism Network
In fragile, conflict-ridden states like Sudan, environmental harm is a byproduct of the economic strategies. When companies or state-linked entities avoid the high costs of…
A New Oil Crisis Stress-Tests the Global Energy Transition
Apr 22, 2026
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Jewellord Nem Singh
The US–Israeli war launched against Iran in 2026 may be remembered as the moment fossil-fuel dependence became more than a mere abstraction for the Global…
Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile: Why International Water Law Is Failing the GERD Dispute
Apr 22, 2026
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Mostafa Ahmed Fouad Makled
The ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reflects a deeper structural challenge in international water governance: the fragmentation of legal regimes and…
Why Minerals-for-Security Deals Won’t Save the DRC
Apr 22, 2026
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Bram Verelst
Resource bartering doesn’t deliver stability – it perpetuates institutional fragility and rarely builds public trust and legitimacy in African governments.
The Darkest Shade of Green: Strategic Weaponisation of Environmental Governance by Violent Extremist Organisations
Apr 22, 2026
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Fabrizio Minniti
Over the last few years, a clear and troubling pattern has crystallised: where the state fails to manage water and energy scarcity, violent non-state actors…
Iraq: US Blocks Iraq’s Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias
Apr 22, 2026
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David S. Cloud and Robbie Gramer
Wall Street Journal
The Trump administration has suspended US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle…
Climate Change: NATO Releases Report on the Effects of Climate Change on Security
Apr 22, 2026
Homeland Security Today
This report analyzes how climate change rapidly transforms NATO’s strategic environment. Four case studies are presented: the northwestern parts of Africa, the Arctic, the east…
Zimbabwe: CNRG Marks Earth Day 2026 with a Call for Environmental Peacebuilding, Critical Mineral Justice and Youth Action
Apr 22, 2026
Centre for Natural Resource Governance
Environmental degradation is rarely a natural phenomenon it is a political one. In Zimbabwe’s mining-affected communities from Hwange to Marange, from Penhalonga to Chimanimani, communities…
Can Climate Change-Induced Resource Scarcity Increase the Likelihood of Conflict?
Apr 21, 2026
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Anna Wallace
How does climate change-induced resource scarcity shape civil conflict? The first of a two-part blog series examines how environmental pressures act as a threat multiplier,…
Landscape: A Human Lens on the Environmental Cost of War
Apr 21, 2026
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Samira Siddique and Simon Watkins
When we talk about the environmental cost of armed conflict, there is often a focus on immediate, measurable and tangible impacts such as the physical…
Afghanistan: Taliban Signs $10.2 Million Salt Mining Contract in Herat
Apr 21, 2026
Atlas Press
The Taliban’s Ministry of Minerals and Petroleum has announced the signing of a $10.2 million contract for the extraction of salt from the third block…
DRC: PeaceGold Congolese Gold Exports Target September 2026 Launch
Apr 21, 2026
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Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert
The global gold market faces persistent challenges from regions where mineral extraction operates outside formal regulatory frameworks. Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo represents one of…
Afghanistan: Afghan Families Stripped of Everything as Floods Ravage Homes, Harvests
Apr 21, 2026
Xinhua
Provincial disaster management officials in Nangarhar confirm that the recent floods have killed 15 people and injured more than 80 others in the province, while…
Why Reviving the Indus Waters Treaty Matters Now; Reimagining Peace through Water
Apr 20, 2026
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Ranjan Solomon
There are moments in history when cooperation survives not because it is easy, but because it is necessary. The Indus Waters Treaty has long been…
Fossil Fuel Transition Talks Must Address Militaries
Apr 20, 2026
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Ellie Kinney
The global energy crisis triggered by the Israeli-US war against Iran has catapulted the relationship between militarism, armed conflict and fossil fuels into the spotlight.…
Afghanistan: Webinar Series Highlights Growing Climate Pressures on Livelihoods in Afghanistan
Apr 20, 2026
Ariana News
Afghanistan is widely regarded as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, with limited capacity to manage its effects. Participants warned that communities…
Climate Change: The Climate Security Threat: How Defense Contractors Are Pivoting to Address Environmentally Driven Conflicts
Apr 19, 2026
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Sarah Mitchell
Primary Ignition
For years, the term “climate security threat” has been used frequently enough in policy circles to lose its urgency and come across as bureaucratic. However, the current…
Liberia: Tinsel News Examines Liberia's Transition from Conflict Minerals in Fifth Sudan Series Installment
Apr 18, 2026
EINPresswire
Tinsel News has published the fifth installment of "Blood Minerals of the Green Age," its six-part investigative series examining Sudan's humanitarian catastrophe and global mineral…
Climate Change: TU Delft Launches New Climate Safety Research Centre in The Hague
Apr 17, 2026
Delft University of Technology
Yesterday, TU Delft officially launched its new Climate Safety & Security Centre (CaSS) at Campus The Hague in the recently opened campus on Spui. The…
Afghanistan: Afghan Villagers Turn to Gold-Panning to Sustain Livelihoods
Apr 16, 2026
Agence France-Presse
In the rugged Hindu Kush mountains of eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men scour the rocky Kunar riverbed for precious gold dust, creating a livelihood amid…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine’s First Ever Court Verdict for a War Crime against the Natural Reserve Fund
Apr 16, 2026
Global Rights Compliance
Under the public prosecution of the prosecutors of the Specialised Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the court found the so-called “director”…
Water: The Militarization of Water in Middle Eastern Wars
Apr 16, 2026
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Amal Ismail
Ahram
The Middle East has, for years, witnessed escalating geopolitical tensions that have directly affected its economic stability and critical infrastructure, particularly in the energy, water,…
Green Energy and European Security: Reducing Exposure in an Era of Shocks
Apr 15, 2026
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Chris Kremidas-Courtney
Across Europe, governments are again scrambling to manage exposure. LNG cargoes are being rerouted, emergency measures are under consideration and industrial users are being warned…
Climate Shocks, Information and Risks to Peace
Apr 15, 2026
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UN Office to the African Union
As climate impacts intensify, the information ecosystems through which climate risks are communicated, understood and acted upon are becoming increasingly consequential for peace and security.…
Afghanistan: The Taliban Have Restricted Dryland Farming in Nawur District of Ghazni
Apr 14, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Sources in the Nawur district of Ghazni province say that the Taliban have restricted Dryland farming in this district. Sources say on Monday, April 13,…
DRC: Goma: Women Trained on Their Role in Peacebuilding
Apr 13, 2026
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Aubin Mukoni
MONUSCO
Around thirty women, members of village savings and loan associations, took part on April 8 in Goma (North Kivu) in a training workshop focused on…
Liberia: US$1.62 Billion in Gold Wealth from Bea Mountain Leaving Liberia
Apr 13, 2026
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Amos Harris
Global News Network Liberia
Recent disclosures regarding the Bea Mountain Mining Company’s production levels to Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung have intensified public anger across Liberia. For many citizens,…
Iran: Middle East Oil Production Plunges Due to Iran war, OPEC Data Shows
Apr 13, 2026
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Spencer Kimball
CNBC
Crude oil production in the major Gulf Arab exporters plunged in March due to the Iran war, according to data released by OPEC on Monday.
Syria: French Cement Maker Convicted of Financing Terror Groups to Keep Its Syria Plant Working
Apr 13, 2026
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Angelique Chrisafis
Guardian
A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying…