Publication
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Introducing CSR’s New Biodefense Budget Breakdown
The Biodefense Budget Breakdown is a resource dedicated to providing transparency into total biodefense investments within the U.S. federal budget
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November 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In November 2023, MiRCH identified 10 military responses to climate change-related hazards, including wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and landslides. The tracker documented deployments in 8 countries.
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CCS Endorses COP28 Declaration On Climate, Relief, Recovery And Peace
The Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, is proud to endorse the urgent call to action embodied in the COP28 Declaration On Climate, Relief, Recovery And Peace, and welcomes the COP’s inclusion of a dedicated day on the topic for the first time. This Declaration reflects inputs…
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Looking at Nuclear Weapons by Type: Introducing the Nuclear Weapon Systems Project
Diving into CSR’s launch of a clear, concise repository of deployed nuclear weapons across their history.
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Giving Tuesday and CSR Successes in 2023
Friends and Colleagues, At the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), we have continued to expand our activities, our team, and our impact through 2023. Today, I’d like to share some of our accomplishments with you—and thank you, our supporters, networks, and participants in our efforts. Here are just a few of CSR’s 2023 highlights: Creating…
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Climate Security at COP28: Issues to Watch
As the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change kicks off in the UAE later this week, a range of challenging security and geopolitical dynamics will shape the landscape against which the negotiations will unfold. At the same time, it’s never been clearer that action to tackle…
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Event Summary: A CSR Fireside Chat on Chemical Weapons Threats and Responses
On November 13, 2023, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) held the first in a series of quarterly fireside chats focusing on weapons of mass destruction issues. This first event provided an opportunity to celebrate the final destruction, on July 7, 2023, of the last weapon in the legacy U.S. chemical weapons stockpile, thereby satisfying…
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Destruction and Beyond
A Trilogy of Articles Exploring the Historic Elimination of the World’s Declared Stockpiles of Chemical Weapons
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Climate Finance, Food Security, and Cracks in the Transatlantic Alliance at COP28: Recommendations for the Global Stocktake
While most member states recognize that climate change is driving, and will continue to drive, migration and food insecurity, and is disproportionately impacting marginalized populations, climate finance is a glaring gap in their policies and plans to respond to the resulting threats.
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Recommendations for U.S.-China Cooperation on Reducing Nuclear Risks
By the Nolan Center Team This week, on November 15th, U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping are set to meet in San Francisco. This follows U.S.-China nuclear talks held on November 6th, which marked an important step forward for both nations. The delegations were led by Mallory Stewart, U.S. Assistant Secretary of…