How’s the Weather? Scorching Heat and Flash Floods
The effects of climate change become more tangible and destructive for all, yet the series of disasters highlight distinctive challenges for each region.
No One Should Be Left Behind: Disabled People in the Russia-Ukraine War and Armed Conflicts
These individuals already face severe adversities, to which are added emerging global complications such as climate change and the global health crisis (triggered by COVID-19).
How Did the EU Greenwash Nuclear Power and Fossil Gas?
This is both due to the climate change and its effects, and to the security of energy supply.
A New Cold War Erupts in the Shadow of Food Crises
Read: Global Food Crisis: Russia and the West Play the Blame Game
Recent developments
Before the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, the food supply security crisis was eminently in the making due to climate change and the COVID19 pandemic.
The Indo-Pacific: China, Australia, and the US Compete over Supremacy
Read: The Contested Waters of the South China SeaShe promised Australia would stand “shoulder with our Pacific family” in combatting the existential threat of climate change, while also deepening cultural and sporting ties, and building on the conservative coalition government’s $500 million “Step up” commitment in 2017 towards promoting economic cooperation and greater integration within the Pacific and also with the Australian and New Zealand economies, and tackling security challenges.
Colombia’s June Elections: A Test for the Traditional Political Establishment?
An increase in taxes for the 4,000 richest citizens, a cut in certain tax reliefs for big companies, financial support for the education and health sectors, a social approach to the war on drugs, strengthening the peace process which the current government shows contempt for, and a climate agenda that contains the exploration and production of oil—Colombia’s main source of income—in the midterm.
“The Damage Will Take Time to Repair”: An Interview with Caitlin Welsh on the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Food Security
The world, already hit by the COVID19 global pandemic and struggling with the climate crisis, now faces another serious problem: food insecurity.
The Contested Waters of the South China Sea
Unquestionably, overfishing, the destruction of coral reefs, climate change, and plastic pollution have a disastrous impact on the sustainability of the sea which hosts various fishing beds, gas and oil reserves, and teeming sea lanes.
Can NATO Bypass the Security Complex Mentality?
Moreover, NATO is still short of being prepared for the impacts of climate change on security concerns other than responding to, what I call, “2.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Turned the Political Climate in France Upside Down
ho would have thought that French President Emmanuel Macron and the Muslim minority living under pressure in France especially during his term, would breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, for the same reason, albeit for a temporary period! The war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, on the grounds of the “demilitarizing and de-Nazification of Ukraine,” turned the political climate in France upside down.
De-Dollarizing Trade: How the Global Trade Finance Gets More Nationalized
Institutionalizing de-dollarization
In March 2022, the European Union, in response to the Russian military advances in Ukraine, mulled issuing joint bonds to fund a two-billion-euro plan to spend on climate, defense, and energy.
Global Food Insecurity Looms as the War in Ukraine Continues
he ongoing impact of the COVID19 pandemic and the long-term adverse effects of climate change have led to significant increases in food prices.
How the Ukraine War Impacts Food Security in MENA
Climate change increases food insecurity
The impact of climate change will also affect MENA countries’ food baskets.
Stability, Resilience and Chaos in the New World Order
Scholarship has shaped our understanding of international and transnational security under the clout of natural disasters, societal mobility, pandemic diseases, climate change, or living standards.
How Germany’s Foreign Policy Changed towards Russia after the War in Ukraine
Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, head of the government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV), announced her intention to dissolve the Stiftung Klima- und Umweltschutz MV (MV Climate and Environmental Protection Foundation).
Swedish Foreign Policy: Ideological Façade and Dysfunctional Reality
However, does the façade match the actual reality?Read: Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen
Swedish Foreign Policy in Practice in the 21st Century
There are concrete practical and pragmatic reasons for Sweden’s efforts to cultivate a strong international brand image, which is used as the basis for realizing political objectives; encouraging scientific and cultural exchanges; attracting tourism, investment, and human talent; and promoting trade.
With the US Withdrawing Its Support, Can the EastMed Project Now Turn Regional?
Due to the universal trend towards green energy to meet the Paris Agreement on Climate Change targets (COP21), the future of fossil resources seems blurred beyond 2030.
Germany’s Unchecked Arms Exports: Does Morality Matter?
Statistics on German arms exports from 2021 were published by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action upon the request of Left Party politician Sevim Dağdelen.
Are China and Russia Near a Full-Blown Alliance?
In his recent visit to Scotland to take part in the COP26, US President Joe Biden accused China and Russia of “walking away” on “a gigantic issue”, referring to climate change.
Omicron Reveals Racism against Africans, Once More
The South African president said he agreed with UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres that the travel restrictions were “travel apartheid.”
