Climate Change
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Climate Change as a National Security and Foreign Policy Priority: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Administration
Policy recommendations to enhance the Biden-Harris administration’s ability to play a constructive role in addressing climate change as part of the United States’ defense,…

Climate Change, National Security, & the New Commander-in-Chief
What are the president’s authorities as commander-in-chief to “combat” the national security threats posed by the climate crisis?

National Security This Week at the United Nations (October 23-30)
Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons gains 50th signatory; schools face terror attacks in multiple countries; COVID-19 infections interrupt UN meetings; UN expresses concern…

Intergenerational Co-Leadership for Global Governance Innovation
This generation is ready to move beyond street protests and play an active role in politics and governance. Thinking about youth only as the future has hindered us from recognizing…

An Age of Actorless Threats: Rethinking National Security in Light of COVID and Climate
Climate change and the COVID pandemic are highlighting key weaknesses in U.S. national security strategy and policy.

An Australian Model to Address Climate-Related Displacement: How to Flatten the Curve
Disasters don’t just destroy homes, businesses, and livelihoods. They can create significant economic and social disruption, which affects long-term prosperity, stability, and…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Oct. 9 – 16)
Russia and China elected to UN Human Rights Council; Saudi Arabia loses out The United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council held secret ballot elections to fill 15 vacant seats…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Sept. 25 – Oct. 2)
Security Council holds emergency meeting on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict; tensions flare between China-US; progress and challenges in Sudan peace process; island nations warn, “Climate…

COVID-19, California’s Wildfires, and Reimagining “The Reserves”
The military should support, but not be the crutch, on which disaster response hinges.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (July 3-10)
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 25-May 1)
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 18-24)
The latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule…