Social Media Mis-/Disinformation and the Risk of Atrocities in the United States
…online SMM and offline violence, there has been limited research conducted on the topic. Research that is conducted tends to be qualitative or anecdotal in nature — not allowing for…
CORVI Risk Assessment: Castries, Saint Lucia
…industry, driven by the “sun-sea-sand” model, unsustainable land use, climate change, and environmental degradation continue to threaten the success of the tourist industry.19Isavela Monioudi, “Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Transportation…
Images of China’s Jinghong Dam Show No Signs of Relief to Downstream Mekong Countries
…[Mekong] drought problem downstream” Sorry, Wang Yi, the satellite images suggest the Jinghong Dam has done nothing to relieve drought. Compare downstream images of peak drought on July 19, 2019…
CORVI Risk Assessment: Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
…By 2018, sea levels had already risen by around 0.08 meters,46Note: “Climate Change Knowledge Portal: St. Kitts and Nevis: Sea Level Rise.” World Bank Group. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/st-kitts-and-nevis/impacts-sea-level-rise and the country has…
Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Transboundary Water Governance Summary Report
…under pressure due to a variety of factors such as overfishing, illegal fishing, climate change, and flow regime change from dams and other anthropogenic changes. The Dialogue held two sessions…
The United States and the UN Security Council: Examining U.S. Perspectives and Approaches to Key Issues
…2021, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf, pp. 11. 3 The White House, “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” March 2021, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf, pp. 13. 4 U.S. Department of State, “COVID-19 Recovery – Multilateral Approaches,” https://www.state.gov/covid-19-recovery/#multilateral. 5…
Environmental Security News This Week
…decades. As the world’s climate changes, communities are making adaptations like these to build resilience in a new climate reality. Google Earth Illuminates Crimes at Sea A new interactive map…
The Security Sector and Prospects for Change in the Middle East
…across the region, incremental change is occurring and agents of change exist in each society. There is no great wave of democratization, but there is a steady drumbeat of small…