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Mar 18, 2026
The Bottom Millions
Across the developing world, poor rural farming communities are being left behind and without assistance, they risk taking the rest of their countries with them
Feb 24, 2026
Syria’s Environmental Woes Fueled Its Long Conflict. Left Unaddressed, They Will Do So Again.
I recently returned to Syria for my first peacetime visit. Unsurprisingly, the country is an awful mess. The destruction is somehow slightly more conspicuous than it seemed through a number of trips between 2014 and 2022. People’s exhaustion is palpable, and...
Jan 21, 2026
Europe and Africa in 2035: Losing Alone or Winning Together?
Europe’s climate transition is reshaping trade, security, and geopolitical relations beyond the EU’s borders. Nowhere are the stakes higher than in Europe’s relationship with Africa, where EU climate policies directly affect everything from livelihoods to resource governance....
Dec 2, 2025
The Perils of ‘Ghost Water’
Desalination is all the rage in the Middle East. History provides a cautionary tale. At the beginning of the 20th century, the UK produced almost none of its own timber. Having deforested all but 5 percent of the country, Britons had...
Oct 20, 2025
A Distant Problem No Longer
How climate change is fuelling crime and fraying trust across Europe
Sep 2, 2025
When Climate Change Blurs Borders
In recent years, Greek soldiers on patrol along the Evros River have found themselves at times unsure of which country they were in. Sometimes extreme rain swells the river, which forms most of the Greece-Turkey land border, enough to obscure...