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Envisioning a better future for The Gambia (IIED)

Lamin B. Dibba writes: About a decade ago, The Gambia experienced a devastating drought. Prolonged dry spells lasted for years, rainfall was late, erratic...

African social movements call on UN food summit to give people back control (IIED)

Million Belay writes: Since the end of 2019, the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) has been one of the most talked-about events. The appointment of Agnes Kalibata, president...

Five key questions for making the Global Goal on Adaptation work for local people and places (IIED)

Emilie Beauchamp writes: The 2015 Paris Agreement set out that a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) would be established, presenting an adaptation equivalent to the global...

Podcast: A Closer Look at Russia’s New National Security Strategy (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Carnegie Moscow Center writes: How does the latest version of Russia’s National Security Strategy differ from the last one, released in 2015? Does the...

Is There a New Status Quo in Russia-West Relations? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Liana Fix writes: The Biden-Putin summit has elicited hopes for a new status quo in relations between Russia and the West, marked by guardrails...

What’s in a Name? India’s Role in the Indo-Pacific (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Manoj Joshi writes: For now, India’s role in the Western Pacific region remains symbolic, and in the Indo-Pacific context, confined to the Indian Ocean...

Russia’s History Wars: Why Is Stalin’s Popularity On the Rise? (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Andrei Kolesnikov writes: Stalin stands in for the lack of modern heroes, and overshadows all the most important historical events of the twentieth century,...

The US Is Undermining the Abraham Accords (BESA Center)

Doron Matza writes:  In contrast to the Trump administration’s tough stance on Iran, President Joe Biden’s willingness to negotiate with and reach a weak...

Recognizing the Rise of the Private Military Contractors (VIF)

Prerna Gandhi writes: Despite the current international tensions and the narrative of multipolarity, there is still a vanity that power dispersion in the international...

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