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Reimagining Land, Justice, and Post-War Responsibility in Liberia

Feb 12, 2026 | Ysyndi Martin-Kpeyei

Nations emerging from conflict are not rebuilt by rigidity, but by vision anchored in humanity. In Liberia, it is unproductive and ultimately visionless to suggest…

DRC: Trump Aides Urged Sale of Congo Lithium Claim to a US Company

Feb 12, 2026 | Joe Deaux, Sheridan Prasso, William Clowes, and Michael J Kavanagh
Bloomberg

During a meeting at the White House last month, Trump administration officials urged an Australian mining executive to sell his firm’s interest in a major…

Afghanistan: Clashes over Land Seizure in Baghlan Leave Two Injured

Feb 12, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Local sources say that on Tuesday, residents of the “Dahan Piyazqol” area in Doshi district of Baghlan province clashed with “Gujar and Kuchi settlers” over…

Afghanistan: Experts Urge Better Management of Ghazni Solar-Powered Groundwater

Feb 12, 2026 | Wahidullah Jumazada
Pajhwok Afghan News

Some residents and environmental experts in southern Ghazni province have raised concerns over the excessive extraction of groundwater for agricultural purposes using solar power, warning…

DRC: Scrutiny Grows over DRC-US Minerals Deal, Even as Other African Nations Sign up

Feb 12, 2026 | Elodie Toto
Mongabay

On Feb 4, the US hosted the Critical Minerals Ministerial, a summit bringing together delegations from more than 50 countries, including seven African countries, with…

Peru: In Peru’s Andes, Quechua Women Turn Human-Wildcat Conflict Into Coexistence

Feb 11, 2026 | Mongabay
Mongabay

A new film, Women Secure a Future with Pumas in the Andes, examines how the fear of predators like the puma (Puma concolor), pampas cat…

Venezuela’s Democratic Transition Needs Women, Including Machado

Feb 11, 2026 | Caroline Hubbard
Council on Foreign Relations

Women have been on the frontlines fighting Maduro’s dictatorship, and other countries’ transitions show that women’s participation is vital for democracy to succeed.

Power Shift: Can Syria's Oil Fields Reshape Its Energy Future?

Feb 11, 2026 | Cian Ward

Following the government’s takeover of much of northeast Syria from the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in recent weeks, Syria’s vast oil fields now have…

Water, Power, and the Future of Conflict

Feb 11, 2026 | Nick Kraft and J. Carl Ganter

In 2026, water is emerging as one of the world’s most contested shared resources. Water is becoming the protagonist in a story of global disruption and…

DRC: Congo Says It Would Seek Other Partners if US Minerals Framework Fails

Feb 11, 2026 | Clara Denina and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila
Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo will look for other partners if its minerals cooperation framework with the US does not lead to concrete projects, the…

Climate & Policing

Feb 10, 2026 | Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Climate change is changing policing roles. Besides crime, police are now also expected to handle disaster management, help with evacuation, rescue, control traffic, secure relief…

Afghanistan: Taliban Factions Clash over Gold Mine in Northern Afghanistan

Feb 10, 2026 | Siyar Sirat
Amu TV

Armed clashes broke out between rival Taliban factions in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province over control of a gold mine, local sources said on Monday, underscoring…

Afghanistan: Herat Livestock Herders Say Climate Change, Aid Cuts Push Livelihoods to Brink

Feb 10, 2026 | Maiwand Haidari
Amu TV

Livestock herders in Afghanistan’s western Herat province say climate change and a sharp reduction in humanitarian assistance have pushed traditional animal husbandry to the brink of collapse,…

Local Resilience Can Mitigate Climate Conflicts in the Pacific

Feb 9, 2026 | Tobias Ide

The Pacific Island countries are at the frontline of climate change. Their territories mostly consist of small, low-lying islands, with long coastlines and vast ocean…

Afghanistan: Taliban Officials Claim Opium Poppy Cultivation Has Ceased in Afghanistan

Feb 9, 2026
Atlas Press

The Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics of the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior has claimed that in the current solar year, opium poppy cultivation across Afghanistan has…

Pakistan: Govt Decides to Redesign ‘Security Architecture’ to Guard Mineral-Rich Balochistan

Feb 8, 2026
Pakistan Today

The government has decided to raise a special force and strengthen its intelligence network to safeguard mineral-rich Balochistan and its borders with Iran and Afghanistan,…

Iran/USA: US Imposes Sanctions on ‘Shadow Fleet’ Accused of Transporting Iranian Oil

Feb 6, 2026
Al Jazeera

The United States has sanctioned 14 nautical vessels as part of what it calls a “shadow fleet” circumventing restrictions on the transport of Iranian oil…

Climate Change: Calls to End Climate Security Secrecy as UK Fesses up

Feb 5, 2026 | Poppy Johnston
Canberra Times

A group of former national security leaders warn the Australian public is being left in the dark on potential "geopolitical chaos" detailed in a climate…

Kosovo: Youth Using the Environment and Social Cohesion as a Tools for Peacebuilding in Kosovo

Feb 5, 2026
ProPeace

On 23 January 2026, an official launch event was held at Europe House in Prishtina to present the findings and overall results of the project…

Afghanistan: Land Grabbing and Deforestation in Takhar: Taliban Seize Hundreds of Hectares along the Amu River

Feb 5, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Local sources in Takhar province say the Taliban have seized Hundreds of Hectares of land and forests along the Amu River in several districts of…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Ranks Third Worldwide in Casualties from Explosive Ordnance

Feb 4, 2026
Afghanistan International

Afghanistan ranks third globally for the highest number of casualties caused by explosive ordnance, the United Nations Mine Action Programme said, warning that explosive remnants…

Afghanistan: Interview - Renewables Engineering in Conflict Zones like Afghanistan Goes Beyond Tech

Feb 4, 2026 | Martina Markosyan
Renewables Now

When engineering renewables in politically fragile and high-risk environments, such as Afghanistan, technical expertise alone is not enough. Logistics planning, security risks, access restrictions, regulatory…

Liberia: House Adjourns Session Amid Land Dispute Concerns

Feb 4, 2026 | Bridgett Milton
New Dawn

The House of Representatives unexpectedly adjourned on Tuesday, after Rep Priscilla Cooper of District #5 submitted a communication regarding pressing land issues near Camp Ramrod…

Can Climate Security Survive the Crisis of Multilateralism?

Feb 3, 2026 | Tabea Campbell Pauli and Benedetta Zocchi

Multilateralism is under threat, as many global powers increasingly choose to center their security priorities around defense and economic competition over international cooperation. This shift…

Environmental Security: A Key Element of Ukraine’s National Policy

Feb 3, 2026 | Polina Tsybulska

As war and climate change inflict damage on Ukraine’s environment, from polluting rivers and soils to destroying ecosystems, how could these threats be transformed into…

A UK Climate Security Report Backed by the Intelligence Services Was Quietly Buried – a Pattern We’ve Seen Many Times before

Feb 3, 2026 | Marc Hudson

Last autumn, a UK government report warned that climate-driven ecosystem collapse could lead to food shortages, mass migration, political extremism and even nuclear conflict. The…