Despite the challenges, there are numerous measures available today that could become a longer arc of arms control relations involving the United States and China.
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Briefer: Breaking Silos—Climate Change, Security, and Humanitarian Action—Roundtable Summary
The convergence of climate change, security, and humanitarian action, including in places affected by conflict, demands nuanced consideration and dialogue among decision makers at all levels. In response to this need for dialogue, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brought together representatives from a variety of U.S. government agencies as well as academic institutions, think tanks, and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) approaching these issues from different but complementary vantage points.
The Pentagon’s Chemical and Biological Defense Program Moves Towards Modernization, Yet Congress Slashes Funding
DoD's major update for its Chemical and Biological Defense Program outlines a new, two-phased approach to medical countermeasures implementation. But
Briefer: Deepening U.S. Climate Security Ambition: A Road Map for 2023
By Brigitte Hugh and Erin Sikorsky In 2022, the world faced the challenging reality of the nexus of climate change and security on a daily basis. From deadly floods, heatwaves, and droughts across nearly every continent, to an energy and…
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Briefer: Climate, Water and Militias: A Field Study From Southern Iraq
"The real exodus didn’t begin until the worst of the summer heat set in and water flow through the marsh fell to its lowest level in years."
Briefer: Climate Change as a “Threat Multiplier”: History, Uses and Future of the Concept
This briefer provides an account of the history of the “threat multiplier” term from its creation in the context of the environmental security era in 2007 to its progressive adoption by military, policy, and academic circles in the United States and abroad.