Category: Environment and Biosecurity
33 Articles
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Technology
Not Just (Computer) Viruses: What AI Policy Can Learn from Pandemic Preparedness
U.S. policymakers are sprinting to bolster the federal government’s capabilities to detect and counter AI-related national security threats. As…
June 7, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Blister in the Sun: Pursuing Climate Goals in a Chinese-Dominated Solar Industry
After her bilateral summit with China in April 2024, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned home reporting an agenda that spanned critical topics across the economic…
June 4, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Environment and Biosecurity
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Afghanistan
The unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is experiencing its first period of peace in nearly fifty years. The Taliban-run state now must balance its desire for good…
April 30, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
Pyrophobia: Confronting a National Resistance to Proactive Fire Use
“You can’t fireproof the forest,” John Gould, former smokejumper and manager of the Alaska Fire Service, told me. There is simply too much land to manage and not enough…
April 10, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Intelligence & National Security
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Fentanyl and National Security: How the Opioid Crisis Intersects with Foreign Relations
The November 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco spurred renewed collaboration against the global fentanyl crisis. Notably, U.S. President Joe…
January 19, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
Burnt Out: Rethinking U.S. Wildfire Fighting Strategy
Wildfire in the United States is reaching a crisis point. As global climate change continues, every fire season is becoming longer and drier. However, despite the growing risk,…
December 4, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- The Americas
Mad Max: Climate Change, the Panama Canal, and U.S. National Security
Rodolfo Sabonge served for 27 years as the Vice President for Planning and Development at the Panama Canal Authority. During the keynote remarks for the annual Climate…
October 31, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The Need for Private Investment to Tackle Climate Change in Africa
The evidence is clear: within ten years the world is likely to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold. Surpassing this threshold will significantly endanger…
June 8, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
Climate Change and Boots on the Ground: A New Frontier for Humanitarian Intervention?
Climate change is now at the forefront of the Pentagon’s priorities. So far, the U.S. military’s mission on climate change mitigation has focused on cleaning up and…
May 3, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Blame Governments, Not the Environment: How Political Failures Worsen the Effects of Climate Change in West Africa
With seven coups since 2020, West Africa is drawing global attention as a hotspot for conflict and a critical locus of discourse on climate security. Rising…
March 17, 2023