Category Archives: Asia

North Korea’s Potential Collapse: An Anthropocene Inferno

Posted on April 23, 2017 by reliefanalysis

Tensions are rising with North Korea. Global security articles tell of Russian bombers near Alaska, armadas of air craft carriers somewhere presumably in the Pacific, and satellite imagery of nuclear test sites showing…volleyball games. If conditions deteriorate, watch for upwelling warm … Continue reading →

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Eurasia’s Megacity-equivalent Population Explosion Currently Lives in Yemen

Posted on March 19, 2017 by reliefanalysis

It’s very possible that over the next decade, Eurasia is going to add an equivalent in population growth exceeding that of an Istanbul or Cairo-sized megacity from a source greatly underestimated by the security and humanitarian community. That source is … Continue reading →

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La Nina Whiplash Coming? Watch for Cyclones in…the Arctic

Posted on June 17, 2016 by reliefanalysis

The scale of the devastating 2015-2016 El Nino is just coming to light. In Southern Africa alone, 41.4 million people are food insecure, according to the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), with 21 million needing immediate humanitarian assistance due to … Continue reading →

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Months After Haiyan’s Landfall, 100,000 IDPs Remain

Posted on September 1, 2014 by reliefanalysis

When Typhoon Haiyan made landfall on the Philippines on November 8, it was clear that response, recovery, and reconstruction challenges could last for months to come. Haiyan’s wind speeds tied it with the equivalent speeds from Typhoon Tip–the strongest cyclone … Continue reading →

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Operational Implications of the Emerging El Nino

Posted on August 1, 2014 by reliefanalysis

For international security analysts, humanitarian operations planners, and humanitarian logisticians, the ability to identify emerging global hot spots is crucial. Over the coming months, areas such as Syria, the Crimea, Venezuela, Sudan, and the Central African Republic will no doubt … Continue reading →

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Jakarta: Landmark Humanitarian Technology Test Successful

Posted on June 7, 2014 by reliefanalysis

During the Cold War era, the medium of shortwave radio was in many ways a predecessor to today’s Internet. For decades, the busy airwaves reflected the geopolitical and international security realities of the day, as over 100 nations transmitted messages … Continue reading →

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5 Looming Food Security Disasters

Posted on August 19, 2013 by reliefanalysis

Referenced by the Center for Climate and Security In a guest post for Devex, I offer the hypothesis to the international relief and development communitiy suggesting that emerging food security crises are a proxy for projecting looming humanitarian operations, projects, and … Continue reading →

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