CSIS Global Food & Water Security Program @foodwater.csis.org · 07/08/2026One of the most visible expressions of the shift in the geopolitics of water is in transboundary river basins, where upstream-downstream dynamics intersect with longstanding rivalries. 100
CSIS Global Food & Water Security Program @foodwater.csis.org · 07/08/2026Simultaneously, repeated attacks on water systems in Yemen, Ukraine, and Gaza—and several countries in the Persian Gulf amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran—are normalizing the targeting of water infrastructure as a way to pressure adversaries and populations. 111
CSIS Global Food & Water Security Program @foodwater.csis.org · 07/08/2026Recent cyberattacks targeting U.S. water systems in at least seven states further underscore the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure, even outside active conflict zones. 100
