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Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-06-07

From Ukraine to the Strait of Hormuz: how war and climate threaten global food security

Conflicts and accelerating climate change are destabilizing critical shipping chokepoints and agricultural hubs, threatening to plunge millions more into severe global food insecurity.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-06-07

Water crisis in Uzbekistan reflects growing risk of future global conflict

As climate change and poor governance push Central Asia toward an unprecedented water crisis, local farmers and regional powers face a volatile future where every drop is a struggle.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-05-28

Indonesia balances China ties with maritime resolve

Indonesia is using its strategic sea lanes and vast nickel reserves to expand its regional leverage without abandoning its nonaligned foreign policy.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-05-26

Latin America's new strategic prize

The race for lithium is intensifying in South America, where policy battles, foreign investment and local tensions could shape the future of clean energy supply chains.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-05-22

China stakes claim to new artificial island in the South China Sea

While international attention has focused elsewhere, China has quietly built a large new artificial island in the Paracel Islands, raising fresh questions about enforcement of maritime rules.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-05-21

Hezbollah's twilight, Lebanon's dawn

With Iran’s regime dismantled and Hezbollah isolated, Lebanon has a rare strategic opening to assert state control over arms and reduce decades of militia dominance.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-05-06

Pressure grows on flag states to crack down China's distant-water fleet

Chinese-owned vessels have long used flags of convenience to operate with reduced oversight, and countries like Vanuatu are closing loopholes that enable abuse on the high seas.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-05-05

Crackdown in Eswatini highlights new trend in transnational scam networks

Mass arrests in a small southern African state highlight how transnational fraud, trafficking, and financial crime are converging across weakly governed spaces.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-04-30

China's maritime assertiveness strains regional ties

From Scarborough Shoal to the Taiwan Strait, Beijing is raising maritime pressure without crossing into open war -- forcing regional partners to harden deterrence while keeping trade routes open.

Life in the occupied Kherson city has become increasingly difficult as basic services remain limited and Russian administrative control tightens restrictions on civilians.

Emerging Challenges 2026-04-29

Strategic power plays intensify in the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia's push for sea access is colliding with Nile politics, hardening alliances in the Horn of Africa and opening new space for proxy rivalry and outside powers.