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In the tenth – and final – installment of the “10 Crises of 2024” series, iMEdD explores the competition between the two superpowers of our time: US and China. What are the main parameters of the tension between Washington and Beijing? How has the trade war between the two evolved? In which regions of the world do the countries with the largest military expenditures meet, and how will the November US elections affect the situation?

Following the Hamas attacks on Israeli territory on 7 October, Gaza has remained under a strict blockade. The humanitarian crisis in the region has intensified rapidly amidst the fighting, with some 2.2 million people facing severe food shortages. Last March, the IPC – Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a collaborative effort between UN agencies and humanitarian organizations, estimated that nearly half of Gaza’s population would fall under the most critical level – IPC 5 (“Catastrophe/Famine”) – by May. Moreover, IPC estimated that the entire population could face the possibility of famine by July.