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Lessons from the Niger Delta: What Awaits U.S. Oil Companies in Venezuela? When the executive branch of the United States government authorized the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early January, it was the latest turn in a series of escalating events [...]

When oil firms enter a political vacuum, they don’t just extract resources, they become power brokers. A new article for #NSB compares the Niger Delta’s lessons to Venezuela’s turbulent future.

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09.02.2026 15:47 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

From the Forests of Yunnan: Rethinking What Tea Can Be “Where is the tea?” I asked after our class had hiked through densely wooded hills for half an hour, looking around in confusion. I was among a team of Duke Kunshan University (DKU) graduate [...]

Tea that grows in forests, not fields. A new piece for #NSB by Judy Song on Yunnan’s ancient tea trees shows how biodiversity-friendly certification could transform the industry and conserve ecosystems. #SustainableTea #Agroforestry #Biodiversity

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05.02.2026 16:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Can Climate Security Survive the Crisis of Multilateralism? Multilateralism is under threat, as many global powers increasingly choose to center their security priorities around defense and economic competition over international cooperation. This shift [...]

The erosion of multilateralism threatens climate security, write Tabea Campbell Pauli and Bendetta Zocchi for #NSB. Read their analysis on how sidelining peace & justice in climate governance may fuel instability.

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03.02.2026 18:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Water Cooperation is Under Threat Rivers, lakes, and aquifers ignore borders and politics, binding countries, people, and ecosystems together. This shared reality has long required cooperation, even among states divided by [...]

New blog post on @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social with @sharedwaterslabp.bsky.social directors: www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/01/wate...

02.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Can China Help Indonesia Shift Gears on Electric Two-wheelers? Indonesia produces more than half of the world’s nickel output – a critical component in batteries for four- and two-wheel electric vehicles (EVs). Mostly Chinese-owned smelters work around the [...]

In a new article for #NSB, Nayan Seth unpacks Indonesia’s electric two-wheeler sales. Despite nickel dominance, the market is on a "bumpy path with unpredictable government support.” Can China help shift gears?

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29.01.2026 18:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Water Cooperation is Under Threat Rivers, lakes, and aquifers ignore borders and politics, binding countries, people, and ecosystems together. This shared reality has long required cooperation, even among states divided by [...]

Today, global water cooperation faces a triple crisis: rising water scarcity, weakening cooperation, and declining multilateralism. In a new article for #NSB, a team of experts examines the strategic necessity of water cooperation ahead of High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the UN Water Conference:

26.01.2026 18:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is China’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Ready to Take Off? Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions globally, contributing around 2.5% of total global CO₂ emissions. In China, aviation contributes about 12% of the [...]

A new interview explores if China's SAF sector is ready for takeoff. Xiang Xiang sits down with expert Dr. Feng An of Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation to break down the policy, potential, and what could trigger scale.

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22.01.2026 20:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AidData’s Myth-Busting China Report China’s expanding global loan portfolio gives Beijing extraordinary economic and strategic leverage as it competes with the United States on technology, global supply chains, and critical [...]

In a new article for #NSB, Steve Gale details the seismic shifts in over two decades of Chinese international lending, drawing on new data from AidData. Read below the key takeaways from the landmark research below:

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07.01.2026 19:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bogotá to Belém: The Unfinished Business of Integrating SRHR into Climate Action Journeying from November 2025’s International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá to the UN climate negotiations in Belém the following month revealed a fundamental tension. [...]

The journey from #ICFP2025 to #COP30 shows that reproductive health is integral to climate resilience. In a new piece for #NSB, Niona Nakuya details the major wins and setbacks for #SRHR from Bogota to Belem.

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19.12.2025 15:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pakistan’s floods reveal a gender crisis: women face period poverty, child marriage, & neglect in relief. It is time for gender-sensitive climate action, argues Imtiaz Ali in a new #NSB article

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17.12.2025 19:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Underwater Cities: Climate Change Meets Governance Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan When floods struck the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this month, it was a deluge that demonstrated how fragmented governance and weak state capacity can transform climate hazards into [...]

Kurdistan’s floods illustrate how the climate crisis is a governance crisis: Political paralysis turns weather into humanitarian disaster, and adaptation requires institutional reform.

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17.12.2025 15:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Chinese Electric Cars Are Leaving American Automakers in the Dust Ford’s CEO was so impressed by the Xiaomi SU7 that he now uses it as his daily driver. The Chinese-made electric vehicle (EV) has a 345 mile driving range on a single charge and costs just [...]

For a decade, the U.S. has debated EVs while China built an insurmountable industrial lead. In a new article for #NSB, John Helveston argues it is time for the US to adopt competitive policies.
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12.12.2025 18:42 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

America’s AI Gamble: How Big Tech is Trading Climate for Hype A majority of Americans now say they are more concerned than excited about encountering AI in their daily lives. The implications of this sentiment are beginning to dawn on Wall Street investors, [......

In a new post for #NSB, Angel Lopez describes the gamble the Trump Administration is making on massive data center construction across the United States. From the AI bubble to coal plant revivals, the AI boom is headed towards becoming a long-term liability.

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11.12.2025 16:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#VoicesAfrica #FamilyPlanning #ReproductiveHealth #Contraceptives

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Gender Confluences and Divides: Insights from a New Afrobarometer Survey The latest poll in a series of Afrobarometer surveys reveals just where Africans unite on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)—and where they diverge. There is strong support for [...]

Where do African’s stand on sexual health and reproductive rights? In a new post for #NSB, @joeasunka.bsky.social reveals key findings from @afrobarometer.bsky.social report drawn from survey data across 38 African Countries.

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08.12.2025 20:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to cross-border terrorism. [...]

The @pacificinstitute.bsky.social published their update to the Water Conflict Chronology, documenting 420 events in 2024. #NewSecurityBeat sat down with Peter Gleick, a leading experts on water issues, to discuss the key takeaways from this year’s update.

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04.12.2025 20:11 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

China Taps Indonesia’s Solar Potential In late 2023, Indonesia’s then President Joko Widodo presided over the launch of the country’s first floating solar power plant on the Cirata reservoir in West Java. Widodo touted how at 192MW it [......

In a new article for #NSB, Karen Teo outlines how Indonesia's solar boom, powered by Chinese investment, shows how strategic partnerships can fast-track a clean energy transition. #Solar #Indonesia #EnergyTransition

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03.12.2025 16:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What Asia Can Learn from Ukraine’s Quest for Energy Security Within a month of escalated Russian airstrikes on its energy systems in October, Ukraine secured U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) imports via Greece for the coming winter. While this deal [...]

🔋In a new post for #NSB, Angelie Juani of @foreignpolicy.com breaks down how Ukraine has rebuilt its energy system at speeds rarely seen even in peacetime, offering a framework for nations whose energy systems could be vulnerable to disruption.

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02.12.2025 16:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In the Blindspot: Security and Chinese EV Exports to the Global South The most persuasive argument for global EV adoption is the positive impact that these vehicles have for the environment. A scientific consensus has emerged around the benefits of electric [...]

Chinese EVs are affordable & popular, but they come with built-in risks: massive data collection & potential espionage.

Can developing countries secure their grids and data against these imported risks?

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25.11.2025 19:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

COP30: Climate Adaptation Takes Center Stage • Stimson Center The Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program sat down with Monica P. Medina, former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, to discuss he...

A new commentary by Monica Medina argues COP30 was a critical turning point: The moment the world finally got serious about adapting to climate change that's already here.

Read why this "adaptation COP" mattered, even without a fossil fuel phase-out deal.

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25.11.2025 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Energy Security and Global Climate: How India Navigates Middle East Volatility The recent conflict between Iran and Israel, as well as Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, have done more than starkly expose the risks of geopolitical instability in the Gulf. It has [...]

For India, more than two-thirds of oil 50% of natural gas imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz. A new post for #NSB outlines how to turn energy security risks into opportunity through diversification,

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19.11.2025 20:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shall We Ask ChatGPT About Water During Negotiation? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape how data and knowledge are produced, shared, and used in transboundary water negotiations, but it also risks entrenching political [...]

Artificial intelligence is lauded for its potential to reshape how data and knowledge are introduced, shared, and used in transboundary water negotiations. In a new post on #NSB, Kyungmee Kim reveals the promises and perils of AI and water diplomacy:
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17.11.2025 17:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

From Readiness to Resilience: Strengthening Institutions for Climate Action This article was adapted from Stephanie Speck’s remarks at the 2025 Berlin Climate Security Conference. When I arrived in Mogadishu in 2013 to set up and lead the Office of the President’s [...]

The best climate finance builds on what's already there. In a new piece for #NSB, Stephanie Speck of @greenclimate.fund details the value of strengthening local institutions when deploying climate financing.

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#ClimateFinance #Resilience #GCF

12.11.2025 17:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Closing the Climate Finance Gap in Fragile States A massive flood in Somalia killed hundreds of people, and displaced tens of thousands more. Yet the survivors faced a vexing prospect when they tried to return home: Al-Shabab had moved in. [...]

Fragile states get just $2/person for climate adaptation. Yet 8 of the 10 most climate-vulnerable nations are also fragile. We must close the finance gap.

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#ClimateFinance #FragileStates

11.11.2025 22:26 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

No Peace at COP30? Why That’s a Risk the World Can’t Afford As COP30 in Belém nears, leaders are calling it the “implementation summit.” Trillions of dollars in climate funding are at stake in Brazil in mid-November. Every sector, from forests to AI, has [...]

“Climate is our biggest war.” Yet peace isn't on the COP30 agenda. Read the new post from Nazanine Moshiri on #NSB to learn why that's a risk we can't afford.

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10.11.2025 17:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Zambian Women Take the Lead in Adapting Food Systems to Climate Change Women play vital roles as actors and innovators in food systems worldwide. In many societies, they are the primary food producers, accounting for between 60% and 80% of the national food stock. [...]

New research: Women in rural Zambia are leading community climate adaptation. Their gardening innovations inspire men and ensure food security, according to new research from @cgiar.org. Read the latest on #NSB: www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/11/zamb...

04.11.2025 20:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Climate Insecurity Comes for Europe When we look at climate-related insecurity, it’s usually in the context of poorer parts of the planet. And there’s generally good reason for that focus. Regions such as the Sahel and the Middle [...]

In his new blog post for #NSB, Peter Schwartzstein breaks down how climate change is fueling crime & instability in Europe—right now. A summary of his ground-level report.

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#ClimateSecurity #Europe

30.10.2025 19:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

China’s Belt and Road in Pakistan: What CPEC Leaves Behind Launched in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has drawn wide global attention, with scholars and policymakers examining its geopolitical and economic implications. Much less explored, [...]

10 years into CPEC, promises of transformation remain unfulfilled—especially for Pakistan’s marginalized regions, writes Aamir Yaqoob in a new #NSB post. Development without inclusion doesn't lead to sustainable outcomes.

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07.10.2025 17:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social I wrote how a convergence of environmental crime and organized crime speeds damage to the planet. And how journalists can help create a clearer picture of what's going on.
Thx Lauren Hirzer Risi and @stimsoncenter.bsky.social
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29.09.2025 18:22 — 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Mud, Memories, and Meaning: Investigating Climate Security in Southwestern Zimbabwe While the devastating cyclones Dineo (2017) and Idai (2019) may feel like distant memories on the global stage, their impact remains etched into daily life in Zimbabwe’s Tsholotsho and [...]

Cyclones fade from memory, but their impact fuels daily tension in Zimbabwe. Research reveals how climate disasters reshape land, water, and social stability—turning scarcity into conflict.

Read the latest from Gracsious Maviza & Ibukun Taiwo of @cgiar.org
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16.09.2025 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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