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5 Key Reasons FEWS NET Should Be a National and International Priority
(image source: https://www.army.mil/article/190545/signal_soldiers_enable_mission_command_for_saber_guardian_17_river_crossing) By: Isabel Povey The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)[i] is a formerly USAID-funded provider of early warnings and analysis on acute food insecurity. It uses remote-sensing satellite imagery to monitor and forecast climatic conditions in the world’s more food-insecure countries, helping prevent humanitarian crises before they occur. It has operated for three decades as a sophisticated monitoring system that silently saves countless lives, preventing an estimated…
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North Korean Sanctions are not leading to Denuclearization
(Image Source: Flickr; https://tinyurl.com/3mn74tcf) By Jordyn Brambley Sanctions imposed on the DPRK to curtail its nuclear program have not succeeded in their goal of nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament. In 2003, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) became the first and only country to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),…
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Greenland and the Golden Dome
Does Trump’s Space-Based Interceptor Shield Really Require Greenland? (Image Source: MSN; https://tinyurl.com/yx4n2xhy) By Grace Klopp This op-ed analyzes the strategic and political rationale behind proposals to acquire Greenland in support of the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense system. It argues that existing defense agreements already provide the United States with sufficient access to Greenland’s strategic…
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Trophies, Oil, and Blood: The Geopolitics of Manchester City
(Image Source: AS USA; https://tinyurl.com/y6bp2sn8) By Caleb Helsel On May 19, 2024, Manchester City Football Club—commonly referred to as “City”—won a fourth straight English Premier League title, becoming the first team in history to win four consecutive championships of the top flight of English football.i Less than a year after that, the President of Manchester City met with…
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Women at the Forefront: Reshaping the WPS Framework for Global Security
Children join an Italian peacekeeper to paint a message in hope for the southern Lebanese town of Naqura during International Day of Peace (Image Source: Source: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images) By Carolyn Adkins This Op-Ed examines the challenges facing the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda on the 25th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, arguing…
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Space Debris, an Overlooked National Security Challenge
Artistic rendition of space debris in orbit around Earth (Image Source: GoodFon.com; https://tinyurl.com/5fj2psyt) By Lucas Wood-Gluck The lack of attention by U.S. policymakers on the threat posed by space debris is an existential challenge to orbital infrastructure, such as military reconnaissance, and humanity’s long-term potential as a space-faring species. As the security and commercial importance…
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The Kremlin and Climate Profiteering
Travel distance visual comparison between the Northern Sea Route and the Suez.(Image Source: Grid Arendal; https://tinyurl.com/5fuxv55y) By Lucas Wood-Gluck As climate change continues to melt Arctic ice, the Kremlin hopes to exploit newly-revealed natural resources and develop an alternative Arctic shipping route to enrich itself at the expense of its rivals. As Russia’s economy continues…
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Will the Russian Gas Loophole Finally Close?
An Analysis of New European Union Sanctions and Policy on Russian Gas Imports The now completed TurkStream pipeline in Bulgaria.(Image Source: iStock; https://tinyurl.com/y5jenytx) By Lucas Vroege In February 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered Europe’s complacent energy policy. In response, the European Union (EU) launched the RePowerEU initiative in April 2022, with the intent of…
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The Organization of American States Under a Second Trump Presidency
Exterior of the Organization of American States “Main Building” in Washington, DC near the White House. (Image Source: Flickr; https://tinyurl.com/2t3swaxe) By Lucas Wood-Gluck The Organization of American States is an overlooked diplomatic, security, and economic forum that U.S. policymakers neglect to the benefit of adversaries, but at the cost of regional integration and U.S. credibility.…
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Unveiling the Green Facade: Ongoing Colonial Exploitation in Guatemala’s Mineral Extraction Industry
By Amanda Clark Green Industry Crane (Image Source: Unsplash; https://tinyurl.com/wvn7t76s) Guatemala has a long history of violent intervention by other nations for transnational capital accumulation, be it through Spanish colonization or CIA-backed coups. Today, this trend of violence continues in the name of the energy transition. Though Guatemala is not a large international player in…
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