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Humanitarian Aid in Sahelian Cities: Lessons for Long-Term Food Security
January 21, 2021 | Caitlin Welsh Humanitarian aid agencies are adapting to urbanization, targeting city residents as direct beneficiaries. With urban food insecurity soaring, long-term food security programs should also target city residents—or see further setbacks against Sustainable Development Goal 2.

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Stabilization Assistance amid Geopolitical Competition: A Case Study of Eastern Syria
January 12, 2021 | Daphne McCurdy Using eastern Syria as a case study, this CSIS brief examines how U.S. stabilization assistance can potentially serve as a tool in geopolitical competition by supporting locally legitimate political actors to stand up against external meddling.

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The Importance of Marginalized Communities in Lebanon
December 14, 2020 | Natasha Hall CSIS’s Natasha Hall discusses the compounding crises impacting all Lebanese, but particularly its most vulnerable, marginalized communities. Hall explains why policymakers should take note and provides recommendations to improve conditions in the near term.

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Civilian Protection through Civilian Control: An Overlooked Piece of Security Sector Assistance in the Sahel
December 9, 2020 | Alice Hunt Friend There is no capacity-building for civilian control commensurate with the emphasis on building military capabilities. Humanitarian goals in the Sahel could be achieved sustainably by adjusting security sector assistance to expand civilian capacity to control the military.

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Experts React: Urban Legends
December 8, 2020 | Caitlin Welsh, Erol Yayboke, Jacob Kurtzer, Judd Devermont The most pressing foreign policy challenges will likely unfold in rapidly urbanizing landscapes. By 2050, over two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas, presenting challenges and opportunities for political, security, and development stakeholders.

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Security Fragmentation Hinders Humanitarian Response in the Sahel
November 17, 2020 | Kyle Murphy The Sahel’s fragmented security environment underpins all issues faced by those in need of humanitarian support—and those trying to deliver it. Kyle Murphy outlines distinct challenges in Central Sahel and recommends steps toward smarter aid delivery.

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The U.S. Government Must Continue Leading on Overseas Humanitarian Aid. The World Depends on It. Literally.
October 28, 2020 The major challenge, today and always, is funding. In 2020, the world’s food needs have outstripped the World Food Programme’s resources due to “the three Cs”—conflict, Covid-19, and climate.

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Beyond Food Aid: Priorities to Address Humanitarian Food Crises
October 28, 2020 With mounting famine concerns in Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and parts of the Sahel, the United States must make policy and programmatic changes—and elevate peacebuilding alongside development and relief efforts.

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Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Brazil Country Case Study
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Shannon McKeown The Brazilian Amazon faces multiple destabilizing threats, from illegal activities to climate change. To protect the region and its people, Brazil must look beyond large infrastructure projects and address the underlying governance and security challenges in the region.

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Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Colombia Country Case Study
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Sundar R. Ramanujam Promoting sustainable infrastructure in the Colombian Amazon and preventing deforestation will require a whole-of-government approach that combines environmental preservation, economic development, and security.

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Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Peru Country Case Study
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Owen Murphy

Deforestation of the Peruvian Amazon results from vulnerabilities in rule of law, security, and governance that transcend a solely environmental lens. Addressing these factors requires embedding infrastructure development within a broader sustainable development plan.

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Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Shannon McKeown The socioeconomic insecurity, weak governance, and poor infrastructure planning that causes deforestation in the Amazon requires an integrated, multisector approach to sustainable development that balances environmental, security, and economic concerns in the region.

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