Tag: Environment & Sustainability
103 Articles
- Conflict & Security
What Future for the Arctic Council? Facilitating International Cooperation in Troubled Times
The Arctic Council has suffered serious setbacks arising from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and, more generally, the increasing intensity of great…
September 19, 2026
- Human Rights & Development
Malaria, Forest Loss, and Sociopolitical Stability in the Amazon
In the early 2000s, a coordinated regional effort put malaria elimination in Latin America within reach. Today, malaria cases are rising again in the Amazon, despite expanded…
September 15, 2026
- Conflict & Security
Latin America Amid Trump’s Hemispheric Dominance
Background Ideological in nature, US-Soviet tensions during the Cold War served as a unifying driver within US foreign policy. All aspects of foreign policy thereof were seen…
May 13, 2026
- Global Governance
Women and Water in the Maghreb: How the Exclusion of Female Voices Harms Climate Efforts
Introduction The Maghreb region—comprising Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia—faces two mutually reinforcing crises: climate change and gender inequality. Within the broader Middle…
February 23, 2026
- Dialogues
The Cruise Industry: An Insight into International Tourism in the Face of Global Fragmentation
Over the past year, we’ve noticed a rise in global tensions when it comes to international travel, with many countries issuing visa restrictions and charging special taxes. Are…
December 16, 2025
- Dialogues
Criminalizing Ecocide: A Conversation with Stop Ecocide International’s CEO Jojo Mehta
GJIA: For readers who may be unfamiliar with the term, what is “ecocide”? Jojo Mehta: Ecocide refers to the most severe, widespread, and long-term harm to nature. While…
December 4, 2025
- Society & Culture
A New Way Forward – The Transatlantic Subnational Resilience Framework
Introduction Climate change requires coordinated international responses. Between 2021 and 2023, weather- and climate-related disasters cost an estimated 2.7 billion in the U.S.…
December 1, 2025
- Dialogues
Pura Vida Diplomacy: Costa Rica’s Vision for Sustainable Partnerships in the Gulf
GJIA: With the recent appointment of Your Excellency Ambassador Esquivel, what are Costa Rica’s key diplomatic priorities in Qatar and the broader Gulf region? Ambassador:…
October 2, 2025
- Business & Economics
Critical Minerals and South Africa’s G20 Strategy
Introduction The global energy transition depends on secure and sustainable access to critical minerals, which are essential for renewable energy technologies, digital…
September 15, 2025
- Science & Technology
Powering the Periphery: Rethinking Rural Electrification in Fiji
Introduction With its more than 300 scattered islands and population of under a million, Fiji confronts a challenge common to PSIDS: pursuing economic development and meeting…
August 11, 2025