Taiwan Security Brief: 2020
…on Taiwan’s part, or on the part of its existing partners. And Taiwan must still navigate choppy waters in cross-Strait tensions and new stresses posed by 2020. But the momentum…
Reflections from Environmental Security Team on COP28, Dubai
…three key themes emerged. The Ocean in a Changing Climate The ocean has absorbed 90 percent of the heat from climate change and is essential to the food security of…
An African Union? The Shortcomings of Africa’s Strategy in Copenhagen
…– Averting Dangers of Climate Change in Africa” AllAfrica.com, November 20 2009 (https://allafrica.com/stories/200911231284.html) and African Development Bank, “Interview with Anthony Okon Nyong…” July 12 2009 (https://www.afdb.org/en/news-events/article/interview-with-anthony-okon-nyong-afdb-gender-climate-change-and-sustainable-development-unit-head-africa-speaks-with-one-voice-on-the-issue-of-climate-change-5467/). For an overview of…
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Climate Change, Resource Scarcity, and Security: Identifying Coastal Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience to Ocean Risk
…to these changes. “Coastal cities are already under incredible social stress in developing nations, while climate change and ocean related risk is further exacerbating the economic and food security for…
No Easy Solutions For Iran’s Water Shortages and Power Outages
…dual water and energy crises demand urgent, comprehensive action. Addressing water challenges necessitates sustainable management, conservation, diversified sources such as desalination, and climate change mitigation. Other crucial steps include more…
Joint Working Group Series on EU’s Water Diplomacy: The Himalayan Region
…Himalayan transboundary water governance and reflect upon EU’s role as a potential synergistic force in advancing greater intra-and inter-regional cooperation on water issues. Participants highlighted that water governance in the…
Sustaining the Fertile Crescent: Mind the GAP
…development programs risk imposing untenable burdens on the region’s freshwater resources. The Tigris-Euphrates has become a “closed” basin; total water withdrawals for human uses already equal or even exceed long-term…
The U.S. “One China” Policy: Time for a Change?
…PRC. It is argued that, because the referendum does not change the formal “national moniker” and is not a “declaration of independence” through constitutional change, it neither violates promises Chen…