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Europe Takes the Lead in Climate, Energy, and Security

Posted: 07 Aug 2018 09:01 PM PDT

With the tumultuous NATO summit and a simmering trade war dominating stateside headlines last month, the European Union's progress on climate-security connections has received little attention. After the U.S. government rolled back its significant efforts in early 2017, the EU and its leading members—particularly Sweden and Germany—picked up the ball. Three significant events herald what […] Related posts: Playing Energy Politics: The Risks of Securitizing Natural Gas Markets in Europe...

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Like Water and Oil: Fish as a Geostrategic Resource

Posted: 06 Aug 2018 09:01 PM PDT

Access to and competition over natural resources has been one of the most common triggers for conflict. Throughout the centuries, countries and communities have fought over productive agricultural land, trade routes, spices, textiles, opium, and oil, to name just a few. But the battle over one natural resource—fish—has long been overlooked. As trends in the […] Related posts: Ocean Fish Stocks on "Verge of Collapse," Says IRIN Report Somali Pirates Return as Illegal, Unregulated, and...

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Women’s Health, Population, Water, and Waste: The Top Posts for July 2018

Posted: 06 Aug 2018 06:29 AM PDT

Breast and cervical cancer, the leading forms of cancer among women in India, threaten not only women's physical health but also their mental health, due to the stigma it brings to them and their families. In July’s top post, Yuval Cohen writes about Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow Cecilia Van Hollen's research on the connections between agricultural chemicals, breastfeeding, […] Related posts: Every Day is Earth Day: Plastic Waste Q&A with Mao Da China's Waste Import Ban:...

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