In the Russian Arctic, the First Stirrings of a Very Cold War
Chunky green trucks carry Bastion anti-ship missiles that can be prepared for launch in just five minutes. A barracks building, sealed off from the elements...
DOD Exercise Highlights Need to Address Climate Change, Its Impacts
The Defense Department's first climate and environmental security "tabletop" exercise, dubbed Elliptic Thunder, highlighted the growing security threats posed by climate and environmental change, while...
Hackers Shut Down Major Pipeline, Raising Concerns for Clean Energy Companies
Colonial Pipeline Co., known as the “jugular” of America’s oil pipeline infrastructure, has become the latest victim of increasing cyberattacks. On Friday, the company’s systems were shut down by a...
Revitalized U.S. urgency on climate change and national security
The Biden administration’s national security concerns over climate change mark a sharp shift from the Trump administration approach.
Action Team Leads DOD Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change Effects
The Defense Department is tackling the climate crisis across a variety of fronts, from increasing energy resilience and security to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions...
UN Security Council Takes Up Climate Change Risk for First Time
Wealthy nations will come under pressure to boost funding to tackle climate change during a United Nations discussion that will warn how unchecked rising temperatures...
Climate Action Is a Matter of National Security, and Business Leaders Can Help
President Joe Biden campaigned for office with a message of healing and unity over political divisions. That may seem like a just another vague, warm-and-fuzzy...
Climatizing Security: Protecting Americans in the Age of Climate Change
The Biden administration’s Defense Department can lead by example with the “climatization of security.”