Security Council – Council on Strategic Risks

Anticipating, Analyzing, and Addressing Systemic Risks

Is it Time to “Climatize” the UN Security Council?

by Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellDecember 17, 2021December 17, 2021Leave a comment

By Mark Nevitt Earlier this week, the UN Security Council failed to pass a draft resolution that would have defined climate change as a “threat to peace” within Article 39 of the UN Charter. Under international law, this critical threat…

Agenda 2021: Prospects for Climate Security and Other Strategic Risks at the UN Security Council

by Francesco Femia and Caitlin WerrellFebruary 11, 2021February 4, 2021Leave a comment

By Evan Barnard, Center for Climate and Security intern, with contributions from Andrea Rezzonico and William Beaver The 2021 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) agenda promises to take on a range of issues central to the Council on Strategic Risks…