By Elsa Barron The recent escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza reached a tentative pause in early August, but the systemic shocks of conflict will continue to ripple through the Gaza Strip as local communities attempt to regain their…
Read More In Focus: The Interwoven Roots of Systemic Food Insecurity in Palestine
By Elsa Barron Vice Chair of the Board at the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), Dr. Marcus King, has taken a new position at Georgetown University, where he is now a Professor of the Practice in Environment and International Affairs…
Read More CSR Board Member Dr. Marcus King Takes New Position at Georgetown University
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks to hire a Deputy Director for the Center for Climate and Security. This is an exciting growth opportunity for the right candidate. The person filling this role will: Help ensure CSR has the…
Read More We’re Hiring: Deputy Director for the Center for Climate and Security
By Brigitte Hugh Welcome to “Read, Watch, Listen” from the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), a monthly round-up highlighting some of the articles, interviews, and podcasts featuring the CCS network of experts. A hot August around the world…
Read More Read, Watch, Listen: CCS Across the Web | August 2022
Greece’s islands might seem like unlikely settings for a wild years-long sabotage campaign, but the explosions tell a different story. By Peter Schwartzstein In late July, a person or persons unknown detonated a bomb alongside the undersea Salamina-to-Aegina water pipeline…
Read More Water and Sabotage in Paradise: Greece’s Hidden Climate Conflict
By Brigitte Hugh Welcome to “Read, Watch, Listen” from the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), a monthly round-up highlighting some of the articles, interviews, and podcasts featuring the CCS network of experts. During July, the European heatwave underscored…
Read More Read, Watch, Listen: CCS Across the Web | July 2022
By Elsa Barron The chair of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS), Gen. Tom Middendorp (Ret.) recently published a book titled Klimaatgeneraal, or “Climate General.” The book builds on his tenure as the Chief of Defense of…
By Brigitte Hugh In January 2022, food prices were already higher than normal. Pandemic-driven supply chain and labor complications combined with intensifying climate hazards had negatively affected global food availability. Then Russia invaded Ukraine, which has drastically reduced grain exports…
Read More Yellow Card: Global Food Crisis Underscores Need for Systemic Security
By Erin Sikorsky On July 18, the UK Royal Air Force halted flights out of its largest airbase because the ‘runway had melted’ – a line my colleagues suggested they’d expect to read in a dystopian science fiction novel about…
Read More Summer Heatwave Underscores Importance of NATO’s Climate Security Focus
