Eleonora L. Cammarano is a 2025 candidate for a Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA) at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. She graduated with a capstone project on Environmental Peacebuilding at John Cabot University in 2023 summa cum laude in International Affairs, double minor in Philosophy and Economics. Eleonora’s main interests lie in the intersections of climate change and security, effective peace interventions, and Global South perspectives.
The Sahara and the West Sahel region of Africa have long captured the Western imagination, known for their vast landscapes and rich cultural heritage. However, in recent decades, these areas have become synonymous with violence, instability, and crime. The early 1990s marked a turning point for the Sahel region. Following the coup in Algeria, which…
On Saturday, 6 July 2024, in Niamey, capital of Niger, during the first meeting of the Alliance of Sahel States[1] (ASS/AES) a new agreement was signed to mark the beginning of the Confederated Alliance of the Sahel States[2]. According to the communiqué final of the summit, the former military Alliance of the Sahel States has…
Situated in Central Africa, Lake Chad was once a flourishing freshwater reservoir that sustained the lives of more than 30 million people across Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. However, the lake has drastically shrunk by around 90% since 1963. This diminishing body of water crucial for irrigation, fishing and drinking is now at the heart…
