The Challenge of a Two-Front War: India’s China-Pakistan Dilemma
…economically viable nor logistically feasible.49 Note: As told by a senior defence ministry official. The ministry was insistent on ensuring 10 days of stocking and eventually agreed to building up…
The Looming Accelerant: the Growing Links between Climate Change, Mass Atrocities, and Genocide
…vulnerable minority groups. In short, climate change appears to be one emerging factor that can fuel mass atrocities and genocide by accelerating migratory movements and exacerbating food scarcity, escalating the…
The Arakan Axis: Insurgency Intensifies in Southwest Myanmar
…based in southern Chin state—initiated a supporting offensive in Chin’s Mindat and Falam towns. They ultimately captured Mindat in December 2024, thanking the AA for providing supplies, weapons, and reinforcements….
The Relevance of the Astana Process in Post-Assad Syria
…the way of the new regime in Damascus consolidating a monopoly of force with sovereign control across all Syrian territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made explicit that Israel…
Containing Drug Resistant Malaria: the Risks of Weak Health Systems
…like all other anti-malarials; they’re extremely vulnerable to drug resistance. This is because the parasites that cause malaria quickly evolve biological strategies to survive treatments. These microbes have neutralized the…
Cyber Quicksand? Uncharted Risks and Escalatory Dynamics in a Future India-Pakistan Crisis
…confrontation already saw limited attempts at probing cyber defenses by groups sympathetic to each state, with reports of disruptions to civilian websites and financial networks. While these incidents fell short of sophisticated…
Cooperative Threat Reduction: Reducing Biological Risks in East Africa
…have been largely overlooked. At one site in Uganda, anthrax was stored in an unlocked refrigerator. Other sites in the region lacked entry monitoring and inventory sheets to screen who…
Building Legacies for Peace through Renewable Energy Infrastructure: Lessons from Mali
…missions will not realize the full potential of positive legacy opportunities. UN Geospatial Dangers of a MINUSMA Precedent Following Bamako’s urgent demand in June 2023 to terminate MINUSMA, the UN…