Author Archives: J. Carl Ganter

J. Carl Ganter is co-founder and managing director of Circle of Blue. He is a journalist and photojournalist, recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation Centennial Innovation Award, and an Explorers Club Fellow.
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Water, Power, and the Future of Conflict

By Nick Kraft, Eurasia Group and J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue

In 2026, water is emerging as one of the world’s most contested shared resources. Water is becoming the protagonist in a story of global disruption and leverage. Droughts can escalate into diplomatic crises. Local shortages can metastasize into national-security problems. It is why water has appeared among Eurasia Group’s Top Global Risks in two of the past […]

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