North Africa Weekly: December 3, 2025
…northern Niger represents a major security and environmental hazard, deepening concerns about instability around key mining sites AHRAM ONLINE Tunisian President Kais Saied summons ambassadors over protocol dispute Tunisia’s president…
Rethinking Himalayan Cryosphere Risk Assessment in the Wake of Nepal’s Thame Disaster
…and sites for flagship GLOF-risk management projects. Unfortunately, the Tso Mutse lakes were in something like a scientific blind spot. GLOF Risk in the Himalayan Context & The Dig Tsho…
Bringing the Developing World into the Nuclear Security Conversation
…a bomb, and other security efforts-such as physical security at nuclear sites and binding international standards-remain elusive. For all of its progress, the NSS process cannot and will not be…
Israel is Trying to Move Beyond Deterrence with Hezbollah
…border and to build a state-like arsenal of rockets, missiles and drones, some of which can reach far into Israel and even target sensitive sites such as Ben Gurion airport. …
Mekong – US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Energy and Infrastructure
…ecosystems and communities, and a failure to address these challenges with those affected can both exacerbate impacts and lead to sub-optimal outcomes for communities and the environment. Meaningful inclusion of…
What is UNIFIL’s Future Amidst A New Hezbollah-Israel War?
…the UNIFIL forces out of harm’s way… right now, immediately,” Netanyahu said. The spreading war – which on Oct. 25 ratcheted up further as Israel bombed military sites in Iran…
Robert Markos’ Op-Ed in The Hill on the Nature of War
Wake up, America: There is no such thing as a “clean war,” where the only blood that spills is that of the enemy. After reading several media sites these past…
Bias in Nuclear Security Implementation
…and cleared for access to sensitive nuclear sites, material, and information — might betray the trust of their colleagues and supervisors to misuse that access for malicious, harmful purposes. Yet…