How the failure of two dams amplified the Derna Flood tragedy
A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result of extreme rainfall but was ...
Council on Foreign Relations1d
U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the ...
The Moscow Times on MSN1d
As Russia’s Regions Battle Floods, Local Officials Hide Real Damage and Pray to God
When forecasts predicted that the waters of Siberia’s Ishim River would soon flood the city that shares its name, Russian ...
Wilson Center2d
Baghdad’s Push for (Re)Centralization: Understanding the Impact of Declining Federalism in Iraq
By looking at the shift in the balance of power, the author explains the potential geopolitical risk if Iraq walks away from ...
Human Rights Watch2d
Iraq’s Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
Globally, the climate crisis is also a human rights crisis. Dealing with environmental degradation and the climate crisis in ...
Opinion
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN5dOpinion
‘Planes, Planes, Planes’
I recalled his poem, “That Is Her Picture and This Is the Lover's Suicide,” in which he repeatedly says, “planes, planes, planes” - a term that couldn’t be a more fitting title for this article. ...