Pressure mounts on the Iran war ceasefire; Taiwan and China face off at a disputed atoll in the South China Sea; a supercharged El Niño threatens to compound an already dire food security outlook; and the House GOP defies President Trump on the Ukraine war.

Geoengineering risks transforming the climate itself into an arena of geopolitical competition, where the atmosphere, sunlight, and weather systems become objects of strategic control.

Iran’s national security is no longer defined solely by armies, weapons, or borders—it now hinges on something far more fundamental: water.

What happens when the principal architect of the post-war order begins quietly dismantling the scaffolding it once built?

The Sumatra floods necessitate a stark choice: whether to defend an image of self-reliance, or to embrace a practical humility that lets neighbors’ hands reach across the water to save lives.

Recent Vietnam floods beg an uncomfortable question: How many more record-breaking floods must arrive before climate adaptation outpaces climate damage?

Long-term domestic mismanagement, regional dam-building, and climate change are fueling a water crisis that could test the Iranian regime to its limits.

Exploring how upstream dam building, food insecurity, and climate-driven drought are pushing the Mekong River Basin toward greater geopolitical instability.

As climate refugees arrive at the US border in ever greater numbers, some proactive policy now can help mitigate more severe fiscal, social, and security impacts down the road.

The circumstances surrounding the breakdown of Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition portend sweeping political and economic change in 2025, much to the detriment of climate policy and the welfare state.

As the world gathers in Azerbaijan, achieving a strong consensus on critical issues like climate financing, green energy diversification, and pollution reduction will be challenging – but not impossible.

Trans-border waterways have always been sources of geopolitical tension, and climate change is only making cooperation more difficult. This article examines three international water conflicts to keep an eye on in the coming years.

There is now desert where much of the world’s fourth-largest lake used to be, and the economic, health, and environmental consequences for peoples living near the lake are enormous.

Cloud seeding is increasingly looked to as a mitigation tool for the worst effects of the climate crisis. But as rain becomes scarcer, the technique risks fomenting conflict between states competing for the same clouds.

Climate migration is already happening, and our global and domestic regimes fail to adapt at our shared peril.

By leveraging the unique strengths of NGOs and youth, Vietnam can create a more resilient and adaptive society, capable of addressing the multifaceted challenges of climate change.

The group’s latest diplomatic victories are highlighting a critical role for small states’ leadership in the international community.

New plants represent long-lasting path dependencies that are both expensive and counter-productive to global climate goals.

Just 12 years removed from devastating floods in 2010, Pakistan is reeling from another extreme weather event, with long-term political and economic risks abound.

Timely climate-related assistance from Brussels today can help avoid a much worse and much more widespread continental crisis tomorrow.