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Oct 28, 2026
Crime-Proofing the Future: Safeguarding Sustainability Transitions
Economic transformations have often been prone to criminal exploitation. The green and other sustainability transitions may prove similarly vulnerable. Across the world, criminal and corrupt actors, many of them politically or economically invested in the status quo, are manipulating, undermining...
Sep 25, 2026
A New Frontier in the Weaponization of Water
As the full horror of August’s disastrous floods in Nepal became apparent, the social media inquest began. Many armchair commentators were quick to blame China, accusing it of withholding all-important warnings. Some even alleged that Beijing had inadvertently triggered...
Sep 10, 2026
Reflections on the Security Dimensions of the Nepal Flooding
The Nepal disaster is a punishing illustration of what climate change can look like. In time, it may also tell a broader tale about how these shocks and stresses are causing ecologically and politically vulnerable states to become all but...
Apr 16, 2026
The Rural World Won’t Go Dry Without a Fight
From Jordan to Nepal, solutions to urban water woes are leaving the countryside angry and parched.
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...