Environmental Security July News Update
…House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis releases much-anticipated report The U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, established in 2019 to tackle the climate emergency, released its new…
The United Nations Is in Its Eightieth Year. Will Women Lead It?
…conflict in Gaza, Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, and democratic backsliding are destabilizing regions. As the UN faces a deep financial crisis, impeding its ability to meet SDGs and the 2030 Agenda,…
China’s Gray Zone Activities and Taiwan’s Responses
…<https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202208030026> 9 Note: Erica D. Lonergan and Grace B. Mueller (2022), “What Are the Implications of the Cyber Dimension of the China-Taiwan Crisis?” Council on Foreign Relations, <https://www.cfr.org/blog/what-are-implications-cyber-dimension-china-taiwan-crisis>. 10 Note:…
America’s Nuclear Weapons Quagmire
…6, 2024, https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/plutonium-pit-production-mission. That policy has been matched by new requirements to build a brand-new generation of nuclear warheads, the first new nuclear warheads the United States has designed or…
North Africa Weekly: October 22, 2025
From Libya’s rush on banks amid a deepening cash crisis to Algeria’s $60 billion oil, gas, and hydrogen strategy — and Morocco’s Gen Z-led protests shaking city centers — explore…
New Project will Assess Climate Risk in Madagascar
…security in an uncertain world. Today, as changes in power and technology usher in a challenging new era, Stimson is at the forefront: Engaging new voices, generating innovative ideas and…
Prioritization And Sequencing of Security Council Mandates: The Case of MONUSCO
…New Demobilization Program for Ex-combatants,” MONUSCO, April 1, 2022. 14 Note: Sam Mednick and Claude Muhindo Sengenya, “Fourth Time Lucky? The Challenge of Demobilising Rebels in DR Congo,” New Humanitarian,…
Forceful Peacekeeping: Shared Risk, Sustainable Engagement
…from political to military, that they were given to do their jobs. Thus, along with a new mandate, MONUSCO received, in quick succession, both a new force commander and new…