Lebanon is awaiting the results of the Israeli elections and their potential implications. Official Lebanese sources indicate that no major political or military developments are expected this month. Negotiations are likely to remain frozen, but communication between the Lebanese presidency and certain established channels within the US administration continues, helping prevent further deterioration in the security situation.
Meanwhile, a new development concerning southern Lebanon has...
In the 1990s, Turkey and Israel described their partnership as a strategic alliance. Their militaries trained together, their intelligence services shared information, their businessmen discovered each other's markets, and hundreds of thousands of Israeli tourists made Antalya and Istanbul their favorite destinations. Three decades later, the same two states regard each other with suspicion bordering on hostility, and in some Turkish and Israeli policy...
To date, climate change has been variously framed as an environmental, scientific, economic, or political issue. These framings are valid and important, but one...
Extinction refers to the irreversible loss of a species – when the last individual dies and no living members remain anywhere on Earth. Biologically,...
Can we celebrate sustainably? Rethinking seasonal traditions in a warming world
Celebration is a universal human instinct. Across societies, people mark transitions such as the...
Overview of COP30
The 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being...
Coffee, one of the world’s most traded commodities and a daily ritual for billions, faces an existential threat from climate change. Rising temperatures, erratic...
Pharmaceuticals in the environment: The global challenge of pharmaceutical pollution and how governments, industry, prescribers, and patients can respond
Ever wonder where all our medicine...
What comes after growth? Reimagining our economies for people and planet
Self-proclaimed radical economist, Kate Raworth, has remarked that the only thing in nature that...
Will planting a tree save the planet? The role of nature-based carbon offsetting in net zero transitions
Addressing anthropogenic climate change demands urgent, multifaceted interventions...
The global plastic waste crisis is one of the most dangerous anthropogenic environmental issues of our era. Plastic pollution has been found everywhere, from...
