When we talk about future climate change refugees, the picture that comes to mind is starving people looking to leave a drought stricken country whose economic system has failed. Tragic, but within the international law system, these would be economic…
Category: National Security
Department of Defense FY 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
Department of Defense FY 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap The responsibility of the Department of Defense is the security of our country. That requires thinking ahead and planning for a wide range of contingencies. Among the future trends that will impact our…
Global climate change: National security implications – 2008
Global climate change: National security implications – 2008 On March 30-31, 2007, the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) held a colloquium on “Global Climate Change: National Security Implications.” The 2-day event took place…
Climate Change Threats to National Security
“Climate Change presents a national security threat that could undermine American interests at home and abroad. The effects of climate change are already degrading naval bases, drying up water resources, prompting mass migration[…]