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map showing water-related conflicts over thousands of years

4,000 years of conflict over water: a timeline

By Morgan Shimabuku | Analysis, Climate Change

An artist's rendition of Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear posture. Photo credit: kremlin.ru, changes made, CC BY 3.0.

Putin threatens again: An updated timeline on potential nuclear escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war

By Susan D’Agostino, François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Narrative warfare: How disinformation shapes the Israeli-Hamas conflict—and millions of minds

By Yusuf Can | Disruptive Technologies

The people of Gaza need a water ceasefire

By Reem Abu Shomar, Mark Zeitoun | Climate Change, Special Topics

The silhouette of a drone flying over the mountains line at sunset

Threat in the sky: How cheap drones are changing warfare

By Sara Goudarzi | Disruptive Technologies

AI Command of the military forces on the tablet computer

War is messy. AI can’t handle it.

By Ian Reynolds, Ozan Ahmet Cetin | Disruptive Technologies

The war in Ukraine shows the game-changing effects of drones depends on the game

By Dominika Kunertova | Disruptive Technologies

New report paints gloomy picture of the world’s nuclear industry

By Dawn Stover | Nuclear Energy

“Not a bluff:” Losing ground in Ukraine, Putin raises nuclear threats

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The A1 Verse: Haiku for Zaporizhzhia

By Thomas Gaulkin | Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

The A1 Verse: Our priority is not to save the planet

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change

The A1 Verse: The world’s war machine

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics