Briefers, Articles and Chapters Briefer Water Weaponization: Its Forms, Its Use in the Russia-Ukraine War, and What to Do About It By Marcus King and Emily HardyEdited by Francesco Femia and Tom EllisonJune 1, 2023 BrieferIndia’s Lithium Resources in Kashmir Highlight Conflict Risks Around Critical MineralsBy Tom EllisonMarch 30, 2023 BrieferRussian Nuclear Weapons and Belarus: NATO Should Continue to Stand SteadyBy Andrew Facini, John Gower, John Moulton, Christine Parthemore, and Sahil V. ShahMarch 28, 2023 BrieferOne Year Later: Unraveling Climate and Ecological Security in UkraineBy Elsa Barron, Brigitte Hugh, and Michael R. ZarfosEdited by Tom EllisonMarch 23, 2023 BrieferThe Devil’s in the Deep: Marine Fisheries, Ecological Tipping Point Risks, and Maritime SecurityBy David MichelMarch 22, 2023 BrieferThe Avian Influenza Outbreak: Ecological and Biological Security ImplicationsBy Lillian Parr and Saskia PopescuMarch 14, 2023 BrieferHow the United States Can Prevent the Weaponization of Climate Migration in a Warming World: A Humane ApproachBy Katelin WrightMarch 8, 2023 BrieferThe Forgotten Countries in the “Muddy Middle” of Climate Security Risk: A Case for Addressing the GapBy Tom EllisonFebruary 6, 2023 BrieferBreaking Silos: Climate Change, Security, and Humanitarian ActionBy Elsa Barron, Brigitte Hugh, Alejandra Portillo-TaylorEdited by Francesco Femia and Erin SikorskyJanuary 31, 2023 BrieferDeepening U.S. Climate Security Ambition: A Road Map for 2023By Brigitte Hugh and Erin SikorskyJanuary 19, 2023 BrieferClimate, Water and Militias: A Field Study From Southern IraqBy Peter SchwartzsteinRepublished via SIPRI’s ‘Environment of Peace’ initiativeJanuary 11, 2023 BrieferClimate Change as a “Threat Multiplier”: History, Uses and Future of the ConceptBy Sherri Goodman and Pauline BauduEdited by Erin Sikorsky and Francesco FemiaJanuary 3, 2023 BrieferA Theater View on the Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N): Does Optionality Outweigh Warfighting Costs?By John MoultonEdited by Natasha Bajema, Francesco Femia, and Christine ParthemoreNovember 16, 2022 BrieferClimate Change a “Top Tier Threat” in the 2022 U.S. National Security StrategyBy Sherri Goodman, Holly Kaufman, and Pauline BauduNovember 14, 2022 BrieferThe Security Implications of the Pakistan FloodsBy Andrea Rezzonico and Erin SikorskyEdited by Francesco FemiaSeptember 19, 2022 Briefer100 Days of Monkeypox: Evaluating the U.S. Response to the Emerging Global OutbreakBy Dr. Dan ReganEdited by Christine Parthemore and Francesco FemiaSeptember 13, 2022 BrieferPapua New Guinea, Climate and SecurityBy Rachel FleishmanEdited by Erin Sikorsky Francesco FemiaSeptember 6, 2022 ChapterResponsibility to Prepare and Prevent (R2P2): Applying Unprecedented Foresight to Addressing Unprecedented Climate RisksBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellAugust 19, 2022 BackgrounderClimate Change and the National Defense Authorization ActJune 26, 2022 BrieferClimate Security: An Agenda for Future ResearchBy Dr. Duncan Depledge, Matt Ince, Olivia Lazard, and Erin SikorskyEdited by Francesco FemiaJune 23, 2022 ArticleLa responsabilité de préparer et de prévenir (R2P2) : développer une architecture de gouvernance de la sécurité climatique. Traduit de l’anglais par Maxime Chervaux. By Michael Thomas, Rachel Fleishman, Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell May, 2022 ArticleClimate security in 2022By Brigitte Hugh and Erin SikorskyApril 5, 2022 ChapterChapitre 8. Sécurité climatique et hydrique en Méditerranée orientaleBy Colin Kelley, Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellMarch 14, 2022 BrieferRussian Disinformation on U.S.-Supported Labs in Ukraine: A Brief Overview & Links to ResourcesMarch 11, 2022 BrieferClimate, Ecological Security and the Ukraine Crisis: Four Issues to ConsiderBy Erin Sikorsky, Elsa Barron and Brigitte HughEdited by Francesco Femia and Christine ParthemoreFebruary 9, 2022 BrieferAre U.S. Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missiles Necessary? A Japanese Security AnalysisBy Dr. Michiru NishidaEdited by Christine Parthemore and Francesco FemiaFebruary 9, 2022 ArticleClimate Change and National SecurityBy Clint Watts and John CongerFebruary 2022 BrieferTaking Stock: Integrating Climate Change into U.S. National Security Practices in 2022By Erin Sikorsky and Brigitte HughEdited by Francesco FemiaJanuary 25, 2022 BrieferClimate Change and Terrorism: Three Risk Pathways to ConsiderBy Dr. Cullen HendrixEdited by Erin Sikorsky and Francesco FemiaJanuary 10, 2022 Briefer Key U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats Part 6: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) By Dr. Rohit A. Chitale, Dr. Yong-Bee Lim, Lillian ParrEdited by Francesco Femia and Christine Parthemore November 10, 2021 BrieferThe Benefits of Further Declarations of Restraint from the Use of Nuclear WeaponsBy Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBEOctober 5, 2021 ChapterThe responsibility to prepare and prevent: Closing the climate security governance gapsBy Marcus D. King, Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia2021 Journal ArticleAgricultural and food security impacts from the 2010 Russia flash droughtBy Eric Hunt, Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell, Jordan I. Christian, Jason A. Otkin, Jeff Basara, Martha Anderson, Tyler White, Christopher Hain, Robb Randall, Katie McGaughey December 2021 BrieferKey U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats Part 5: The Future Industrial Base for Rapid Medical Countermeasure DevelopmentBy Dr. Yong-Bee Lim and Christine ParthemoreEdited by Francesco FemiaSeptember 2021 BrieferKey U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats Part 4: The Department of StateBy Jackson duPont, Dr. Yong-Bee Lim, Christine Parthemore, and Dr. Alexander Titus Edited by Francesco FemiaAugust 2021 BrieferPathogen Early Warning: New Technologies and ApproachesBy Bill Beaver, Sid Sharma M.D., Dr. Jacob Swett, Dr. Nikki Teran, Dr. Natasha Bajema, and Dr. Yong-Bee LimEdited by Francesco FemiaAugust 2021 BrieferKey U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats Part 3: The Biological Threat Reduction ProgramBy By Bill Beaver, Christine Parthemore, and Dr. Nikki TeranEdited by Francesco FemiaAugust 2021 BrieferClimate Change in the U.S. National Security Strategy: History and RecommendationsBy Holly Kaufman and Sherri GoodmanEdited by Francesco FemiaJune 2021 BrieferKey U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats Part 2: The U.S. Department of Energy National LaboratoriesBy Chris Fall, Yong-Bee Lim and Christine ParthemoreEdited by Francesco FemiaJune 2021 BrieferThe Next Great Idea in Arms Control: An End to Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise MissilesBy Jasmine Owens and contributing authors Christine Parthemore and Andy WeberEdited by Francesco FemiaMay 2021 BrieferWeapons of Mass Agility: A New Threat Framework for Mass Effects in the 21st CenturyBy Natasha BajemaEdited by Francesco FemiaMay 2021 BrieferA Practical Strategy for Nuclear Risk Reduction and Disarmament: Fulfilling the Code of Nuclear ResponsibilityBy Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBE and Christine ParthemoreEdited by Francesco FemiaApril 2021 BrieferKey U.S. Initiatives for Addressing Biological Threats Part 1: Bolstering the Chemical and Biological Defense ProgramBy Bill Beaver, Yong-Bee Lim, Christine Parthemore, and Andy WeberEdited by Francesco FemiaApril 2021 BrieferDefinitions Matter: The Role of WMD in Shaping U.S. National Security StrategyBy Natasha BajemaEdited by Francesco FemiaApril 2021 ArticleDe-Risking the India Relationship: An Action Agenda for the United StatesBy Sarang ShidoreMarch 2021 Journal ArticleA Climate Security Plan for NATO: Collective Defence for the 21st CenturyBy Erin Sikorsky and Sherri GoodmanMarch 2021 BrieferThe Next Great Idea in Nuclear Arms Control: Putting the “N” Back in INFBy Natasha Bajema and Christine ParthemoreEdited by Francesco FemiaFebruary 2021 BrieferBeyond Weapons of Mass Destruction: Time for a New Paradigm?By Natasha Bajema Edited by Francesco FemiaFebruary 2021 BrieferCommon Misconceptions About Biological WeaponsBy Chris Bakerlee, Steph Gerra, Christine Parthemore, Damien Soghoian, and Jacob Swett Edited by Francesco FemiaDecember 2020 ArticleBringing the Natural World into America’s Middle East Policy: Averting a Crisis ForetoldBy Peter SchwartzsteinDecember 2020 Journal ArticleGeography, Climate Change, National Security: The Case of the Evolving US Arctic StrategyBy Agata LavorioNovember 2020 BrieferConnecting Nuclear and Climate Policy in the Biden AdministrationBy Christine Parthemore and Andrea Rezzonico Edited by Francesco FemiaNovember 2020 BrieferBrazil: A Climate, Nuclear, and Security HotspotBy Andrea Rezzonico and Meggen Watt PetersenEdited by Francesco FemiaOctober 2020 Briefer Confronting Systemic Security Risks: Proposals for the Next U.S. Administration By Christine Parthemore, John Conger, Francesco Femia and Kate GuyOctober 2020 BrieferPathogen Detection, Mapping and Early Warning: Opportunities & Obstacles on the Path Toward Preventing Future PandemicsDiscussion Summary By Christine ParthemoreSeptember 2020 BrieferConverging Risks in South Asia: Is a Disruptive Transition on the Horizon?By Sarang ShidoreEdited by Francesco FemiaJuly 2020 Fact SheetClimate Change and the National Defense Authorization ActBy The Center for Climate and SecurityJune 2020 BrieferClimate and Nuclear Security in the South China Sea: The Cases of Indonesia and the PhilippinesBy Andrea Rezzonico & Christine CavalloEdited by Francesco FemiaJune 2020 Journal ArticleSea level rise and beyond: Is the US military prepared for climate change?By Joan VandervortMay 2020 BrieferNuclear Energy Developments, Climate Change and Security in TurkeyBy Nilsu Goren, Ph.D. Edited by Francesco FemiaApril 2020 Journal ArticleClimate Change and Nuclear Developments: A Growing Security NexusBy Andrea RezzonicoApril 2020 BrieferClimate Risks to India’s Nuclear ProgramBy Sarang Shidore Edited by Francesco FemiaMarch 2020 BrieferClimate Risks to India’s Internal SecurityBy Sarang Shidore & Joshua BusbyEdited by Francesco FemiaMarch 2020 Journal ArticleClimate security in the European Union’s foreign policy: addressing the responsibility to prepare for conflict preventionBy Beatriz Pérez de las HerasFebruary 2020 BrieferClimate Change and the India-Pakistan RivalryBy Sarang ShidoreEdited by Francesco FemiaJanuary 2020 BrieferImproving Nuclear Strategic Stability Through a Responsibility-Based Approach: An Updated Platform for 21st Century Arms ControlBy Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBEEdited by Francesco FemiaOctober 2019 BrieferConverging Risks in Nigeria: Nuclear Energy Plans, Climate Fragility, and Security TrendsBy Andrea Rezzonico & Christine ParthemoreEdited by Francesco FemiaAugust 2019 BrieferClimate Change Implications for U.S. Military AircraftBy Mariah FurtekAugust 2019 BrieferLatin America: Climate Change, Security and the Role of Regional MilitariesBy Lieutenant Commander Oliver-Leighton Barrett, USN (Ret)July 2019 Journal ArticleThe Thirty Years Climate Warning: Climate Change, Security and the Responsibility to PrepareBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaMarch 2019 Journal ArticleThe Great Thaw: Climate Change and the Post-Cold War WorldBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaMarch 2019 BrieferIncreasing Concern over Climate and Security Trends in Nuclear Weapon Capable States: Report from the 3rd Convening of the Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security AffairsBy Christine Parthemore & Andrea RezzonicoEdited by Francesco FemiaMarch 2019 BrieferVenezuela: Drought, Mismanagement and Political InstabilityBy Lieutenant Commander Oliver-Leighton Barrett, USN (Ret)February 2019 BrieferImproving Nuclear Strategic Stability Through a Responsibility-Based Approach: A Platform for 21st Century Arms ControlBy Rear Admiral John Gower, CB OBEEdited by Francesco FemiaJanuary 2019 ChapterForeword to “Climate Change and the UN Security Council”By Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia2018 BrieferClimate Security Drivers in the CaribbeanBy Shiloh Fetzek and Lieutenant Commander Oliver-Leighton Barrett, USN (Ret)December 2018 Journal ArticleClimate Change and the U.S. MilitaryBy Rachel Fleishman and Sherri GoodmanDecember 2018 Journal ArticleSignificant Security Threats from Climate Change on the HorizonBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellDecember 2018 Journal ArticleThe global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risksBy Christine Parthemore, Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellNovember 2018 BrieferThe US Department of Defense’s Forthcoming Climate Change Vulnerability Report: What to Expect and How Congress Should Use ItThe Climate and Security Advisory GroupNovember 2018 ChapterChapter 28: Reducing Risks Through Adaptation ActionsCaitlin Werrell (contributing author)November 2018 BrieferA Security Analysis of the New IPCC Report: Prevent 2°C, Prepare for 1.5°, and Do So ResponsiblyBy Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia and Shiloh FetzekOctober 2018 ChapterU.S. Department of Defense and Climate Change (Sidebar)By Wilson Rickerson and Michael WuSeptember 2018 Journal ArticleThe Time for “What’s Next?” is Now: Preparing for a Climate Changed Future Within Our Military and Coastal CommunitiesBy Madeleine Terry, Elizabeth Andrews and Heather MesseraJuly 2018 ChapterViolent extremism and the weaponization of water in a changing climate By Dr. Marcus KingFebruary 2018 ChapterWe must prepare and react to climate and security risks through space technologiesBy Sinead O’SullivanFebruary 2018 BrieferSea Level Rise, Deterritorialized States and Migration: The Need for a New FrameworkBy Collin DouglasNovember 2017 ChapterA Responsibility to Prepare: Governing in an Age of Unprecedented Risks and Unprecedented ForesightBy Sherri Goodman, Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia and Shiloh FetzekSeptember 2017 BrieferA Responsibility to Prepare: Governing in an Age of Unprecedented Risk and Unprecedented ForesightBy Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia, Sherri Goodman and Shiloh FetzekAugust 2017 ChapterClimate Hazards, Food Security and the Arab UprisingsBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellJune 2017 BrieferThe Alliance in a Changing Climate: Bolstering the NATO Mission Through Climate PreparednessBy Shiloh FetzekMay 2017 BrieferIndia, Climate Change and Security in South AsiaBy David AntosMay 2017 ChapterChapter 1: An unstable, stable nation? Climate, water, migration and security in Syria from 2006-2011By Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell2017 BrieferA Responsibility to Prepare: Why the U.S. National Security Community Takes Climate Risks SeriouslyBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaApril 2017 Briefing NoteWhy and how to use foresight tools to manage climate security risksBy Shiloh Fetzek & Bessma Mourad, with Chad Briggs & Kirsty LewisApril 2017 Journal ArticleClimate change and securityBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaApril 2017 BrieferResponsibility to Prepare: Whole of Government Approach to Climate and Security in Three StepsBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellMarch 2017 BrieferClimate Security Risks in the Asia-Pacific: An Opportunity for U.S. EngagementBy Shiloh FetzekFebruary 2017 BrieferCoastal Megacities vs. the Sea: Climate and Security in Urban SpacesBy Janani Vivekananda and Neil BhatiyaFebruary 2017 Event BrieferSecurity and Climate Change: Issues and Perspectives for the Pacific CoastBy Shiloh FetzekFebruary 2017 BrieferUPDATE: Climate and Security 101: Whythe U.S. National Security Community Takes Climate Risks SeriouslyBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellDecember 2016 BrieferThe U.S. Department of Defense Rationale for Innovative Energy InvestmentsBy Brigadier General J. Robert Barnes, USA (ret)December 2016 ChapterChapter 3: The climate security imperativeBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellNovember 2016 ArticlePutting Environmental Stress (Back) on the Mass Atrocities AgendaBy Dr. Cullen HendrixOctober 2016 BrieferA Storm Without Rain: Yemen, Water, Climate Change, and ConflictBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaAugust 2016 Journal ArticleClimate Change, the Erosion of State Sovereignty, and World OrderBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaSpring-Summer 2016 ArticleCombatting climate change in the Asia-Pacific: lessons from the Marshall PlanBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaMay 2016 BrieferThe Climate-Nuclear-Security Nexus:A Collision Course or a Road to NewOpportunities?By Christine ParthemoreMay 2016 BrieferHampton Roads, Virginia and the Military’s Battle Against Sea Level RiseBy Matt ConnollyOctober 2015 ChapterChapter 21: Climate change risks to national and international securityBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell (contributors)Winter-Spring 2015 Journal ArticleDid We See It Coming?: State Fragility, Climate Vulnerability, and the Uprisings in Syria and EgyptBy Caitlin Werrell, Francesco Femia and Troy SternbergWinter-Spring 2015 Journal ArticleThe Nexus of Climate Change, State Fragility and MigrationBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaNovember 2015 BrieferClimate Change and Vietnamese Fisheries: Opportunities for Conflict Prevention By Dr. Marcus KingJune 2015 BrieferClimate Change as Threat Multiplier: Understanding the Broader Nature of the RiskBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaFebruary 2015 Fact SheetClimate Security 101By Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellFebruary 2015 BrieferMigration as a climate adaptation strategy in developed nationsBy Sandra Fatorić, Ph.D.November 2014 Journal ArticleClimate Hazards, Security and the Uprisings in Syria and EgyptBy Francesco Femia, Troy Sternberg and Caitlin WerrellFall-Winter 2014 BrieferUPDATE: Climate and Security 101: Why the U.S. National Security Establishment Takes Climate Change SeriouslyBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellFebruary 2014 BrieferMessage to Davos: Climate Change Risk Assessments Need to Go BigBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellJanuary 2014 BrieferThe U.S. Military, 3D Printing, and a Climate Secure FutureBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaJanuary 2014 BrieferKyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Land and Water ConflictsBy Svetlana ValievaJanuary 2014 BrieferHydropolitics, Climate Change and Peacebuilding in the South CaucasusBy Svetlana ValievaNovember 2013 BrieferClimate Change, Conflict and Certainty: New Research in ContextBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellAugust 2013 BrieferThe Climate-Water-Energy Security Nexus in Central AsiaBy Svetlana ValievaMarch 2013 BrieferThe 3D Printing Revolution, Climate Change and National Security: An Opportunity for U.S. LeadershipBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaDecember 2012 BrieferWhen National Disasters Go Global: Drought in the U.S., Food and Global InsecurityBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellJuly 2012 BrieferMali: Migration, Militias, Coups and Climate ChangeBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellApril 2012 BrieferClimate and Security 101: Why the U.S. National Security Establishment Takes Climate Change SeriouslyBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellApril 2012 BrieferBuilding a New Libya in a New Climate: Water as a Key to CooperationBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellMarch 2012 BrieferClimate-Security a Reality, Not a NarrativeBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellFebruary 2012 BrieferA Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: The Missing Piece of the New U.S. Security Strategy By Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaFebruary 2012 Journal ArticleA Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia-PacificBy Caitlin Werrell and Francesco FemiaFebruary 2012 BrieferEye on Iran: Lake Urmia, Water, Climate and Security in a Volatile RegionBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellFebruary 2012 BrieferSyria: Climate Change, Drought and Social UnrestBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellFebruary 2012 BrieferEgypt’s Political Transition and the Rising Sea: An Opportunity for ReformBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellJanuary 2012 BrieferThailand Forecast: Floods, Droughts and Political InstabilityBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellNovember 2011 BrieferA New Libya in a New Climate: Charting a Sustainable Course for the Post-Gaddafi EraBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellOctober 2011 BrieferIf Climate Change is a Security Threat, Who’s Qualified to Fight It? Hint: EveryoneBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellOctober 2011 BrieferUnintended Consequences: Thomas Midgley and the Geo-engineering TreadmillBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellOctober 2011 BrieferThe Nile Basin: Preventing Water ConflictBy Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellJuly 2011 Journal ArticleThe inadequate US response to a major security threat: Climate changeBy Francesco Femia, Christine Parthemore and Caitlin WerrellJuly 2011