Using AI to Understand Disaster Risks: New Tools, Shifting Frontiers, Chronic Challenges
Policymakers, disaster managers, and scientists who seek to recognize emergent disaster risks and make sense of climatic volatility are increasingly interested in deploying AI to enhance their capabilities – to identify risks sooner, to effectively communicate, and to rapidly engage where help is needed most. AI tools and AI-enhanced approaches are being applied to improve […]
The Crisis in Haiti
Dr. Georges Fauriol, Senior Associate (Non-resident) at CSIS, fellow with the Caribbean Policy Consortium, and member of the Think Tank Haiti (TTH) Steering Group, will address the current political situation. Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, the Director of Brookings’ Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors and co-director of its Africa Security Initiative, will focus on Haiti’s deteriorating security situation. Wolf Pamphile, Founder […]
Taliban Rule and Regional Realignments Four Years On
The Taliban’s August 2021 return to power in Afghanistan dramatically altered regional geopolitics and security dynamics across South Asia. Four years later, the country’s economic recovery is precarious, restrictions on women and girls remain, and security concerns persist due to the presence of regional and global terrorist groups. While the Taliban regime’s inability to restrain […]
Arakan Army Advances: Implications for Myanmar’s Civil War
With the Arakan Army (AA) now holding the grand majority of territory in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the group pushing even further beyond into junta territory in other areas, it is critical to understand the group’s current position, network of alliances, and possible future moves. As Myanmar’s civil war rages on, the AA’s continued movements, […]
North Korean Foreign Policy in Focus: Emerging Scholar Perspectives
Join 38 North’s 2024-2025 cohort of the Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program to discuss findings from their original research and offer perspectives on their colleagues’ work. Fellows cover complex and relevant foreign policy topics such as the role of economic policy in US-DPRK relations, the evolution of Pyongyang and Moscow’s cooperation, and North Korea’s efforts to […]
Assessing North Korea’s “20×10” Regional Development Progress
The first year of Kim Jong Un’s 20×10 policy for regional development, a country-wide economic initiative aimed at building “modernized factories” in 20 cities over the next 10 years, came to a close in February 2025. Join the 38 North team to discuss research and findings from state media and satellite imagery on the 20×10 policy […]
Early Warning in the Cryosphere: Lessons in Monitoring from Blatten and Beyond
This virtual event brings leading experts from academia and the private sector to examine the evolving challenges of developing early warning systems (EWS) for cryosphere-related hazards in mountain regions. Insights will be provided from specialists involved in monitoring and EWS deployment in Switzerland, particularly the recent disaster in Blatten, where timely evacuation was made possible […]
Annual List Comparison
Professor and Associate Dean Benjamin Valentino of Dartmouth College will once again normalize and statistically analyze for us some twenty-one risk watchlists and indices. Professor Hollie Nzitatira, of The Ohio State University, has agreed to serve as commentator. Chris Mahoney of Peloria will also preview a new predictive AI model. Presenters: – Benjamin Valentino, Dartmouth College […]