Tag: Resource Conflicts
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Egypt and the Nile
-Egypt has enjoyed a normative hegemony over the Nile’s waters since the period of British colonialism. -As riparian basin states seek to develop their hydrological development potential, this clashes with Egypts previously privileged position, especially regarding Ethiopia’s construction of the GERD dam project. -Increased water scarcity will lead to future inter-state conflict over shared watercourses…
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Europe’s Cupboard For War
– Why The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Push Matters For Defence – The EU’s CRM policy should be viewed as a defence issue, and not just an environmental or industrial one. – Europe is making progress, with a shift in mindset, but is still lagging in many sectors.
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Use of Aid After the 2023 Turkey–Syria Quake
– Was international aid provided after the Turkish–Syrian earthquake used appropriately? – Despite substantial funding, centralised administration in Turkey and authoritarian control in Syria led to political interference, weak oversight, and selective allocation, limiting effective distribution of aid. – Strengthened monitoring, local participation, and conditional donor coordination are crucial to preventing politicisation of aid and…
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The Arctic as a Climate Driven Security Frontier
Main question: How does climate change reshape Arctic security dynamics? Argument: Environmental change acts as a structural driver, expanding access while increasing infrastructure vulnerability and strategic exposure. Conclusion: The Arctic is becoming a contested operating domain where effective deterrence depends on climate-resilient planning, mobility, and alliance coordination.
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Hydro-Hegemony: Türkiye’s Leverage over Syria Iraq
How does Türkiye’s Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) transform upstream water control into geoeconomic leverage over Syria and Iraq? This article argues that expanded hydropower and irrigation infrastructure convert hydrological dominance into domestic economic gains, producing asymmetric interdependence and downstream vulnerability. It concludes that GAP functions as a geoeconomic instrument enabling Türkiye to extract political, security,…
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A Starter’s Guide to the “Chip” Industry
Chips have proven that geography, cutting-edge expertise and power matter in a globalised world. They have been a key ingredient in great power competition and revolutionised warfare, play a key role in the AI revolution, and have a value chain that is global but fraught with weaponised bottlenecks and interdependencies. Yet, in an increasingly competitive…
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Water Diplomacy and River Basin Organisations
This article discusses how unilateral mega-infrastructure projects generate conditions of water stress and asks whether river basin organisations function as effective peacebuilding apparatus in the Eastern Nile Basin. This article considers the institutional design and technological mechanisms that support the trust-building and knowledge-sharing capacity of transboundary water governance.
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From Mines to Missiles
Question: How can Europe strengthen its position in the field of rare-earth elements (REEs)? Onshoring, allied shoring, and nearshoring, underpinned by suitable EU-level mechanisms, are best conceptualised not as rival strategies but as complementary and mutually reinforcing tools. Europe’s dependence on REEs supply chains constitutes a vulnerability that necessitates a sustained and pragmatic effort to…
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If the AI Bubble Bursts
What would happen to the US and Chinese economies if the AI bubble burst? An AI market crash would trigger major economic losses, strain public and private budgets, and reshape geopolitical competition, exposing structural vulnerabilities in both countries. A burst would not end the US–China tech rivalry but shift it toward more diversified and sustainable…
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Europe’s CRMs midstream gap:
How can Europe decrease its dependencies on the Chinese midstream industry in the critical raw material supply line? Engaging with Southern African countries like Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia might be part of the solution. There exists a rare strategic incentive overlap for equal cooperation between Europe and these Southern African countries.