https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-D4Q1XPNFg&feature=youtu.be Water insecurity is increasing worldwide. 36% of the world’s people live in water-scarce regions. On average, droughts affect over 50 million people annually and cause more than $5 billion of damage. These numbers are set to increase, due to population growth, rapid urbanisation, and growing economic demands for water. Climate change further intensifies these … Continue reading Water, Peace & Security partnership
How the UAE is profiting from the chaos of Yemen war
The Saudis have attracted the bulk of the world’s displeasure for their bloody intervention in Yemen, but the UAE plays a more forceful role on the ground – and its allies in the south, including local militias, Salafi fighters, and south Yemen separatists who want to break away from Hadi’s government, have been known to fight against … Continue reading How the UAE is profiting from the chaos of Yemen war
US Military’s footprint in Africa
THE U.S. MILITARY has long insisted that it maintains a “light footprint” in Africa, and there have been reports of proposed drawdownsin special operations forces and closures of outposts on the continent, due to a 2017 ambush in Niger and an increasing focus on rivals like China and Russia. But through it all, U.S. Africa Command has fallen short of providing concrete information … Continue reading US Military’s footprint in Africa
Raytheon’s stock soars as civilians are killed by Raytheon rockets in Yemen
It wasn't the first time a Raytheon weapon had killed innocents in Yemen, writes Patrick Wilcken, a researcher for Amnesty International, in Medium: “ the bulk of this war’s civilian casualties have come from the Saudi-led coalition’s technological superiority and exclusive domination of the air. In the process, coalition airstrikes have left a trail of material … Continue reading Raytheon’s stock soars as civilians are killed by Raytheon rockets in Yemen
The terrible consequences of the USA’s Afghan War
The Afghan economy — measured in GDP — stopped growing in 2012 and has since retrenched. After a $126 billion U.S. relief and reconstruction investment lasting nearly two decades, Afghanistan is the 183rd worst country in the world to “do business.” Less than a third of Afghans are connected to the power grid. The few economic … Continue reading The terrible consequences of the USA’s Afghan War
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 