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The intersection of climate change, human migration, and conflict presents a unique challenge for U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century. These three factors are already beginning to combine in ways that undermine traditional understandings of national security and demand a rethink of traditional divisions between diplomacy, defense, and economic, social and environmental development policy abroad.
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Panetta: ‘Climate Change Has a Dramatic Impact on National Security’ ArticleMay 7, 2012

Panetta: ‘Climate Change Has a Dramatic Impact on National Security’

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed concern about the defense and development impacts of climate change at a recent Environmental Defense Fund event, writes Arpita Bhattacharyya.

May 7, 2012

Arpita Bhattacharyya

United Nations Misses Broader Climate Change Connection ArticleJuly 22, 2011

United Nations Misses Broader Climate Change Connection

Laura Conley and Michael Werz deconstruct the final statement on climate change and human security issued earlier this week by the U.N. Security Council.

Jul 22, 2011

Laura Conley, Michael Werz

Nigeria’s Multifaceted Problems Challenge U.S. Policy ArticleAugust 5, 2010

Nigeria’s Multifaceted Problems Challenge U.S. Policy

Nigeria’s quickly changing demographics are playing host to challenges ranging from environmental degradation to internal conflict, write Andrew Sweet and Michael Werz.

Aug 5, 2010

Andrew Sweet, Michael Werz

Climate Is a Security Issue ArticleApril 5, 2010

A young Papua New Guinean girl, who is believed to have contracted malaria, sleeps on the front porch of her bayside shack. Scientists report that malaria will begin spreading to new areas as the climate warms. (AP/David Longstreath)

Climate Is a Security Issue

Recent Defense Department reports show that the agency is not yet speaking with one voice on climate security like it should be, writes Laura Conley.

Apr 5, 2010

Laura Conley

Quadrennial Defense Review Should Spark Interagency Climate Conversation ArticleFebruary 11, 2010

The Pentagon and the intelligence community are recognizing climate change's threat to global security. The Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review and the Annual Threat Assessment given to the Senate by the Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, above, highlighted climate change's impact on military operations and security. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Quadrennial Defense Review Should Spark Interagency Climate Conversation

The Pentagon’s QDR was a critical step toward comprehensive approaches to climate change, but we should see more of this action in the future, write Michael Werz and Kari Manlove.

Feb 11, 2010

Michael Werz, Kari Manlove