EVENT: Unprecedented Foresight: Opportunities to Improve Climate Security Risk Assessments in the New Administration – Jan 28
The second panel in our series, “Planning for the First 100 Days and Beyond” January 28, 2020 2-3:30 pm EST This virtual event hosted by the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, is the second in our series looking at actions the incoming Biden Administration can take […]
The U.S. Congress Overrode Trump Veto on FY21 NDAA: Here are the Climate Security Highlights in the Bill
By John Conger On January 1, the U.S. Senate voted to override Mr. Trump’s veto of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with an 81-13 vote. A few days earlier, the House voted 322-87 to override the veto. It is worth noting that the Statement of Administration Policy, which lists Mr. Trump’s […]
Looking Back: The Center for Climate and Security 2020 Wrap-Up
As we begin 2021, we wanted to take a look back at the work of the Center for Climate and Security during the past year. Thanks to the dedication of our staff, fellows and Advisory Board, we’ve made significant progress on putting climate security front and center and advancing the recommendations in our Climate Security […]
The Council on Strategic Risks Condemns Violence Against U.S. Democratic Institutions
This week, the American democratic system withstood a direct and violent attempt to prevent it from working. Despite this despicable attempt, the U.S. Congress proceeded to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. This Constitutional process, which started in the afternoon of January 6th but could not be completed until the early morning hours […]
Snapping Shrimp Can Disrupt the Navy’s Search for Mines as the Oceans Warm
Fat-handed Snapping Shrimp. Photographer: Michael Marmach, Museums Victoria By Dr. Marc Kodack And now for something completely different. Marine biologists presented an interesting paper at the Ocean Science Meeting 2020 on research they conducted on “snapping shrimp.” As ocean temperatures warm because of climate change, the cracking noise that snapping shrimp create increases in loudness and frequency. The […]
Biome Shifts Due to Climate Change Creates Increased Vulnerabilities for Military Installations
Tyndall Air Force Base Grounds Depicting Damage from Hurricane Michael, the Center for Climate and Security, April 30, 2019 By Dr. Marc Kodack Supporting sustainable range management and training activities on military installations will be challenged by climate change, both in the near term and many years into the future. Odom and Ford (2020) modelled possible […]
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, […]
U.S. National Intelligence Council: Global Water Insecurity to Increase Over the Next 30 Years
By Dr. Marc Kodack Responding to a Congressional request, the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) recently released an unclassified memo from July (here) examining global water security over the next 30 years. The NIC examined multiple variables including economic, agricultural, and environmental. Countries that are unable to provide sufficient water for their populations will experience lowered public health, […]
A Climate Security Plan for America Part 1: Demonstrate Leadership
By John Conger Part 1 of 4 in the Climate Security Plan for America Blog Series In late 2019, the Center for Climate and Security-led Climate Security Advisory Group, a group of senior U.S. national security and military experts, including eight retired four-star generals and admirals, published the A Climate Security Plan for America. These […]
EVENT: Climate Change – A Core National Security Priority in the Incoming Administration, Dec 15
Planning for the First Hundred Days and Beyond Date: Dec 15, 2-4pm (Eastern Time) In this virtual event hosted by the Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, we will explore how the incoming U.S. Administration of Joe Biden should position itself to meet the threat of climate change […]
