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Climate Change More Prominent Than Ever at Munich Security Conference with "World Climate Security Report 2020" Release
Munich Security Conference Main Stage Event on Climate and Security, Feb 15, 2020. From Left: Jennifer Morgan (GPI), Kent Walker (Google), Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (UNFCCC), Lindsey Graham (U.S. Senator), General (Ret) Tom Middendorp (International Military Council on Climate and Security),…
RELEASE: International Military Council Issues “World Climate and Security Report 2020” at Munich Security Conference
Munich, Germany, February 13, 2020 — This year climate change is more central than ever at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the leading international forum for senior military, security and foreign policy leaders, with the release of the inaugural “World…
BRIEFER: Climate Change and the India-Pakistan Rivalry
By Sarang Shidore CSR's forthcoming three tiered study analyzes the complex climate and nuclear security nexus in India. This first briefer, "Climate Change and the India-Pakistan Rivalry," by Sarang Shidore, investigates how climate change & fresh water supplies could impact…
New Zealand Defence Leadership Meets with Council on Strategic Risks
On January 25, New Zealand's Minister of Defence Ron Mark, and a team of senior defense leaders including the New Zealand Secretary of Defence and Chief of the Navy, met with the Council on Strategic Risks' leadership, including from the…
“Where do we go after the INF Treaty?” Possible Options
By Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe The US formally withdrew from the INF Treaty on August 2, 2019, and the bilateral treaty with Russia (as successor to the Soviet Union) came to its end after nearly 32 years in force. Soon after,…
CSR Podcast Episode 4: with Dr. Benjamin Santer and Matt Korda
Welcome to the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) Podcast Network! Here we speak with leading experts who are working to anticipate, analyze, and address core systemic risks to security in the 21st Century. Our fourth episode focuses on effectively communicating…
Christine Parthemore Chosen as New CEO of the Council on Strategic Risks
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is pleased to announce Christine Parthemore as its new Chief Executive Officer. Christine has deep experience addressing issues ranging from the security implications of climate change to countering weapons of mass destruction, including in the…
Hypersonic missiles: Three questions every reader should ask
This article is a cross-post from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists By Ivan Oelrich, December 17, 2019 Interest in hypersonic weapons is taking off. The United States has for decades supported a modest research effort in such weapons, but now, spurred along by…
Report: Strengthening Global Governance Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
By Christine Parthemore Next week the United Nations Secretary General will convene the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in New York City. Despite its many strengths,…