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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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Interactive Map: Foreign Aid Interactive

Interactive Map: Foreign Aid

John Norris looks at U.S. foreign assistance spending for the past fiscal year and whether it was wisely appropriated.

John Norris

Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict Report

Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict

Growing evidence of links between climate change, migration, and conflict raise plenty of reasons for concern and it’s time to start thinking about new answers to these multifaceted crisis scenarios, write Michael Werz and Laura Conley.

Michael Werz, Laura Conley

The Arc Of Tension Interactive
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The Arc Of Tension

This series of maps illustrates the overlapping challenges of climate, migration, and security in northwestern Africa.

United Nations Misses Broader Climate Change Connection Article

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.

Laura Conley, Michael Werz

Nigeria’s Multifaceted Problems Challenge U.S. Policy Article
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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.

Andrew Sweet, Michael Werz

Climate Is a Security Issue Article
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.

Laura Conley

Quadrennial Defense Review Should Spark Interagency Climate Conversation Article
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.

Michael Werz, Kari Manlove

Climate Change on the Move Report
African immigrants are given drinks inside a hospital tent in Los Cristianos on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Spanish government set up operations in African countries to discourage migration to Spain, which could intensify with climate change's effects. (AP/Arturo Rodriguez)

Climate Change on the Move

The United States should use a sustainable security framework to deal with the challenges climate migration poses, write Michael Werz and Kari Manlove.

Michael Werz, Kari Manlove

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