The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-10-28

Solving Africa's housing deficit with innovation and vision

By embracing integrated approaches that combine infrastructure development with job creation, economic growth and social inclusion, the continent can build cities that rival any in the world.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-10-21

The water crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: building resilience for a sustainable future

Resilient water systems require strong institutions to manage competing demands across households, agriculture and industry.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-09-10

Migration weaponization: How governments use refugee flows as strategic leverage

Migrants often become pawns in geopolitical disputes, caught between states treating human movement as a weapon.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-08-15

A new cold war: The militarization of the Arctic

What was once a frozen frontier, largely untouched by global rivalry, is quickly becoming one of the most strategically contested regions on Earth.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-06-19

What the Cold War taught the Kremlin about controlling the truth

Decades after the fall of the USSR, Moscow's battle for hearts and minds has not ended; it has just gone digital in disguise.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-06-16

Building a nation on lies: How Bolshevik tactics shape modern Russia

While history does not literally repeat itself, it 'rhymes,' say historians.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-05-22

Weaponized shipping: EU warns of rising risks from Russia's 'shadow fleet'

European leaders are expressing increasing concern about the potential for sabotage in what they describe as Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine's allies.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-05-12

Russia attempts to deepen foothold in Latin America with Maduro alliance

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who has been increasingly isolated in the Western hemisphere, is becoming reliant on support from authoritarian regimes.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-05-05

Russian GPS-jamming systems become growing menace

Russian jamming, which analysts consider an element of hybrid warfare, raises concerns not only in Helsinki but also among NATO allies.

The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine's borders.

Emerging Challenges 2025-04-15

NATO flags Russian threat to longstanding ban on nuclear weapons in space

A Russian nuclear presence in orbit could imperil not only satellites used by Ukraine and its allies in the ongoing war, but also a vast array of civilian and commercial systems.