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The Sahel is a region in Western Africa that is home to 400 million people. Representing Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea-Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal, the area is rich in mineral resources and economic possibilities. However, the region has been hard hit by climate change-related events and has been continuously racked by organized terror groups.  As climate...

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released its annual threat assessment based on the input from the United States intelligence community. This article will focus on key regions poised for intrastate turmoil, which the assessment described as "domestic unrest, economic discontent, or governance challenges" that can "fuel cycles of violence, insurgencies, and internal conflict." The Balkans: The first...