INTELBRIEFS
September 18, 2023
IntelBrief: Not a Drop to Drink: Water Scarcity Gives Rise to Local Violence, International Disputes
Given the singular role that water plays in sustaining life, it is no exaggeration to say that the impact of climate change on water availability is a chief civilizational conce......
READ MORESeptember 15, 2023
IntelBrief: Millions Displaced in Sudan as the Prospect of Another Genocide Looms Large
Over one million refugees have now fled Sudan since the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April, according to the UN High C......
READ MORESeptember 14, 2023
IntelBrief: Despite Assad Normalization, Syria Remains a Powder Keg
Assessments that Syria’s regional reintegration would produce durable stability and economic recovery after 12 years of civil war have proven fatally flawed.......
READ MORESeptember 13, 2023
IntelBrief: Iran Taking Steps to Avoid Crisis Over its Nuclear Program, Agrees to Prisoner Swap with U.S.
Since 2019, one year after the United States exited the 2015 multilateral Iran nuclear agreement that limited Iran’s nuclear program, Iran has been steadily expanding its enri......
READ MORESeptember 12, 2023
IntelBrief: G-20 Summit Reveals Deep Geopolitical Divisions and Increasing Competition
The recently concluded Group of Twenty (G-20) summit in New Delhi, India, exposed some deep geopolitical divisions among the world’s most advanced economies while also demonst......
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