U.S. global strike command tests ICBM, bomber capabilities - the nuclear missile leg of the nuclear missile triad (Feb 25, 2015) By Natasha Bajema In a stunning series of revelations, researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and…
Read More Toward a Modernized Nuclear Triad: Dangerously Expensive or Vital to Deterrence?
By Catherine Dill, Alexandra Naegele, Natalie Baillargeon, Monica Caparas, Dominick Dusseau, Madeleine Holland, and Christopher Schwalm North Korea’s provocative posture and its nuclear arsenal have shielded it from much of the pressures of globalization and integration with the international community.…
Read More BRIEF REPORT: North Korea, Climate Change and Security
This is a cross-post from the Planetary Security Initiative In the past 18 months, the emergence of climate security as a mainstreamed and core risk for national governments and IGOs has accelerated. In particular, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is…
Read More New report on the UN Security Council’s work on climate security published
The Center for Climate and Security is pleased to partner with The Conservation Coalition's Market Environmentalism Academy on the launch of a new online course on climate change and national security, featuring a video (below) with our advisory board member,…
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July 20, 2021, Washington, DC - As part of a major effort to address growing biothreats, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) today released a report that both assesses the current state of biosurveillance in the world, and offers strong…
Central American migrants in Mexico City, November 9, 2018 - photo by Wotancito By Amali Tower In the pursuit of addressing the ‘root causes’ of migration from Central America to the U.S. southern border, the United States is motivated by…
Read More Central American Climate Migration is a Human Security Crisis
Afghan Air Force and NATO mentors battle floods. July 29, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Jimmie Barrow/RELEASED) By Elsa Barron and Lily Feldman There are few challenges more “transatlantic” in nature than the climate crisis. No single…
Read More Converging Climate Risks: Government, Military, and Business at NATO 2030
This is a cross-post from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Join us for a conversation about the connections between climate change and security. About this Event Climate change is impacting and exacerbating risks to security at home…
Read More EVENT: Climate Security at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
By Holly Kaufman and Sherri Goodman 2021 marks renewed and heightened U.S. government attention to climate and environmental security. Reducing the threat of climate change is integrated into nearly every aspect of the Biden Administration’s agenda, into all cabinet and…
Read More BRIEFER: Climate Change in the U.S. National Security Strategy
By Danice Ball and Lily Feldman Earlier this month, the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released the World Climate and Security Report (WCSR) 2021, the second in an ongoing series of annual reports.…
Read More New Climate Security Report has Implications for NATO and COP26
