RESEARCH UPDATES, EMERGING ANALYSIS, AND CSR NEWS
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CCS Welcomes 2023-2024 Class of the Climate and Security Fellowship
The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 class of the Climate and Security Fellowship. The 2023-2024 class of 12 fellows comes from a diverse set of backgrounds and during their term, they will have opportunities to engage with expert speakers, discuss a syllabus of key climate security topics, and build relationships with the CCS network and one another.
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August 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In August 2023, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 19 countries in which militaries were deployed in response to climate hazards, often multiple times to different regions and types of hazard. The tracker identified 35 incidents total.
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New Analysis of Climate Security Risks in Iran and Türkiye
As extreme weather this summer shows, no place is immune from climate change’s impact on the interconnected natural and human systems that underpin stability and security.
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CCS Input on the First National Nature Assessment
CCS broadly supports the themes and framework proposed in the draft prospectus. The themes and cross cutting areas woven throughout them all intersect with the national security of the United States and, in particular, climate and ecological security.
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CSR Biodefense Scorecard: Highlighting Progress on U.S. Policies & CSR Recommendations
As new strategies enter implementation stages, CSR is kicking off a writing series to publicly highlight the progress we are monitoring. This is the first in an ongoing series that will highlight the status of key Nolan Center recommendations we made in the past.
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We’re Hiring: Research Fellows, Center for Climate and Security
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks to hire two team members for its Center for Climate and Security: Research Fellow (Nexus25 Project) and Research Fellow (General).
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Expert Reactions to U.S. Department of Defense’s Inaugural Biodefense Posture Review
The inaugural Biodefense Posture Review represents a major step in recognizing the severity that biological threats pose to national security. It reflects the dedication of the DoD to conduct an extensive review of its policies, plans, and authorities, and evaluate the modernization required to successfully achieve the goals of the DoD’s mission as laid out within the National Defense Strategy, the National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan, and other guiding documents.
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A First Look at Typhoon Doksuri: China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities
Typhoon Doksuri’s floods clearly illustrated risks to Chinese food security and domestic stability, as well as the role of the military in responding to such hazards.
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Stephanie Epner, Richard Kidd, and Alan Leung Join the Center for Climate and Security Advisory Board
The Center for Climate and Security is pleased and honored to announce that Stephanie Epner, Richard Kidd, and Alan Leung have joined its distinguished Advisory Board of military and national security leaders. This group supports CCS by providing substantive and strategic guidance.
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July 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In July 2023, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 16 countries in which militaries were deployed in response to climate hazards, often multiple times to different regions and types of hazard. The tracker identified 31 deployments total. Additionally, extreme weather events interrupted military activities and destroyed military infrastructure this month, underscoring the multiple ways in which these hazards strain defense and security capabilities.
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Roundup: Nolan Center Experts on the Final Destruction of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile
Several experts at CSR’s Nolan Center hold deep experience in chemical weapons threat reduction and elimination, including oversight of the destruction of the U.S. stockpile and treaty compliance, and weighed in today on the nation’s achievement.
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June 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In June, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 15 instances of military responses to climate change-related hazards across the globe. For much of the month, hundreds of wildfires burned across Canada, leading to the deployment of around 550 troops and associated aircraft equipment to assist in firefighting.