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Mongolia and the Geopolitics of Dependence

Mongolia and the Geopolitics of Dependence

August was a busy month for work travel at GPF. While Antonia was exploring the origins of geopolitics in Sweden, my journey took me to Mongolia, the

Trump invoked a zombie statute to justify tariffs on Canada

Trump invoked a zombie statute to justify tariffs on Canada

The world is used to American tariff news daily. A new target is chosen, a new reason is put forward, another legal authority is selected, and a new tariff is put in place, ostensibly to force concessions from a trading...

Outside forces fuel Sudan war, new report finds

Outside forces fuel Sudan war, new report finds

Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the brutal conflict in Sudan, independent UN human rights investigators said on Thursday in a new report, calling for accountability as fighting continues be...

Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF

Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF

More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNI...

El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expecte...