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The Pentagon Previews Climate Adaptation Plan in Congressional Hearing
By John Conger On July 14, 2021, the Readiness Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a virtual hearing on the installations and environment portfolios of the Department of Defense (DoD). The witnesses were: Paul Cramer, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Sustainment); Jack Surash, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations, Energy…
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U.S. Department of Defense in Focus: Budget Priorities and Questions for New Nominees
By Bill Beaver, Christine Parthemore & Erin Sikorsky On April 9, the Biden administration announced its topline budget priorities for the U.S. government, including for the Department of Defense (DoD). DoD funding will increase by 1.6%, which ends up being a slight decrease when adjusted for inflation. Specifics will be announced in the coming months.…
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Climate Change in the US Arctic: A Growing Concern for Homeland Defense?
By Agata Lavorio Is climate change shaping U.S. Arctic posture? For much of its modern history, the U.S. has been considered a reluctant Arctic state, given its limited interest in the High North. In 2015, a survey by the Arctic Studio conducted in the U.S. found a greater affinity among Americans for the Rocky Mountains,…
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The Pentagon’s Global Supply Chain Threatened by Climate Change
By Dr. Marc Kodack Supply chains are the less visible parts of many large, global companies, such as Apple, Toyota, and Boeing. For each of these companies, their many suppliers incrementally provide parts that are eventually assembled into finished products, whether they are hand-held smartphones or part of vehicles that transport a few or many people.…
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Climate Security on Day One
By John Conger It’s a frequent question that presidential candidates are asked: What would you do on Day One of your Presidency? Aside from the fact that there’s only so much you can practically get accomplished before you have your staff in place and operations running, a four-year term rapidly becomes a short period of…
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How the U.S. Should Counter Coronavirus Disinformation Campaigns
On March 30, Defense One published an excellent article by the Council on Strategic Risks’ Natasha Bajema and Christine Parthemore on COVID-19 disinformation campaigns, and how the U.S. could most effectively combat them. Below is a short excerpt from the article. For the full piece, click here. How to Counter China’s Coronavirus Disinformation CampaignBeijing is using…
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Femia on TRT World: The Strategic Benefit of Acting on Climate and Security
In an interview segment released on July 17 by TRT World, Francesco Femia, the CEO of the Council on Strategic Risks and Co-Founder of the Center for Climate and Security, spoke with host Ghida Fakhry and WRI’s Rebecca Carter about the increasing evidence of a connection between climate change and conflict, the growing bipartisan consensus…