The Toxic Legacy of Targeting Energy - Stratheia Strikes on Iran’s energy sites trigger “black rain,” raising fears of ecocide, environmental collapse, and regional health crisis.

Toxic emissions from targeted energy infrastructure are crossing borders, turning a regional conflict into a wider environmental and public health crisis.
#ClimateSecurity #Geopolitics #GlobalHealth
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Indus Waters Treaty at Risk! - Stratheia The Indus Waters Treaty has long stabilized India-Pakistan relations; weakening it risks turning water into a new arena of strategic rivalry.

Climate change is already stressing the Indus basin. At such a moment, weakening cooperation mechanisms risks transforming environmental pressure into geopolitical instability.
#ClimateAndWater #IndusCrisis #ClimateSecurity
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Stand up for #science because it matters to #nationalsecurity #economicsecurity #publichealth #healthcare #climatesecurity and so much more. Join the fight for science at www.standupforscience.net/join-science... @314action.bsky.social

Europe’s Reckoning with Fossil-Fuel Insecurity Pauline Sophie Heinrichs calls on leaders to recognize the vulnerabilities that overreliance on hydrocarbons has already produced.

Super interesting article by one of my favourite academics on the topic: Europe’s Reckoning with Fossil-Fuel Insecurity by @paulinesophieh.bsky.social @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/HZMNGOc - #climate #energy #climatesecurity #energysecurity #fossilfuels #fossilfuelinsecurity #europe

The image shows the ZIF logo, a picture of a group of people discussing and the texts "New Publikation: Report on Climate Security and Mediation Processes".

Report of the side event of #ZIF, CMC, @sipri.org​, @fbafolke.bsky.social​ & CoE on #ClimateSecurity and #MediationProcesses at last year’s #BCSC2025 – including recommendations on how to integrate these two issues better.
➡️ Read here: https://shorturl.at/laygc

Responding to the West’s environmental security paradox: organic national security and the contemporary state embrace of severe anthropogenic environmental degradation, contamination, and vanishing | ... Journal article published in Global Security: Health Science and Policy, July 2024.

🌍 Western states face a deep security contradiction. They rely completely on stable ecosystems yet their policies steadily damage those same systems.

Read the full summary:
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/respond...

#ClimateSecurity #NationalSecurity #Resilience #Defence #ClimateChange

Human security and exclusionary conservation: rethinking conservation governance in Europe’s Danube Delta and the Indo-Pacific As climate change accelerates, vulnerable regions face complex security challenges as a result of conservation policies to mitigate environmental dama…

My latest book chapter on climate, public health, and regional security is available on ScienceDirect, on how environmental change reshapes governance, resilience, and what we mean by security in the 21st century.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/chap...

#HumanSecurity #ClimateSecurity #GlobalSecurity

Pakistan’s Climate Security Nexus A turbulent nuclear power presents vulnerabilities as well as opportunities in the face of global environmental change

Suggested speech text that I was asked to write on #climatesecurity for delivery by the Prime Minister of #Pakistan at the Munich Security Conference but his panel got cancelled for unknown reasons at last minute cc: @katharinehayhoe.com open.substack.com/pub/saleemha...

Out now the brand new edition of „Environmental Security: Approaches, Issues and Actors“ edited by @ritafloyd.bsky.social and Richard A. Matthew.

I contribute a chapter on „Environmental & Climate Security in Key States“ #ClimateSecurity #EnvironmentalSecurity

www.routledge.com/Environmenta...

Whitaker meanwhile, in a direct question about #climatesecurity, said he wasn’t a climate denier, just a climate skeptic 🤨 and reiterated the need for militaries to focus on lethality 🤨 not “global warming or whatever we call it these days.“ 3/x

My last MSC event tonight was a US foreign policy discussion featuring @aoc.bsky.social, Gov. Whitmer and US Ambo to NATO Whitaker. #Climatesecurity did come up, and unsurprisingly AOC & Whitaker had very different perspectives. (1/x).

When climate risk reports are delayed or sidelined, decision-making suffers.

Dr Marc Hudson explores a UK case, highlighting the need for transparent processes that turn evidence into policy: tinyurl.com/mtx4wb9v #ClimateSecurity

The changing physics of the Arctic are the real defence threat Critical operational zones are becoming more unpredictable

The #MSC2026 report "Under Destruction" offers a powerful analysis of our fracturing geopolitical order.

My latest in @financialtimes.com complements this by looking at the physical order: ft.com/content/b44f...

@munsecconf.bsky.social #ClimateSecurity #Arctic @sipri.org

Looking forward to moderating this #climatesecurity townhall tomorrow at the @munsecconf.bsky.social with @whitehouse.senate.gov, German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider, and Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman.

Watch here at 11:30 AM CEST:

Water Security Through Law: Pakistan Leads, India Avoids - Stratheia Pakistan defends IWT through arbitration as India skips PCA hearings, raising concerns over water security and accountability.

As climate change strains South Asia’s water resources, Pakistan is pushing for transparency and rule-based governance, not unilateral interpretations.
#ClimateSecurity #WaterGovernance #RegionalStability
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"We Are Building a Fortress on Quicksand": The Fatal Flaw in Europe’s Defence Boom | Planetary Security Initiative During the recent panel discussion, Florian Krampe argued that society should invest simultaneously in climate mitigation and defence. His solution? Dual-use capability investments.

🌍During the recent panel discussion, @floriankrampe.bsky.social argued that society should invest simultaneously in climate mitigation and defence. His solution? Dual-use capability investments.

📄 Full summary: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/we-are-...

#ClimateSecurity #DefencePolicy

The changing physics of the Arctic are the real defence threat Critical operational zones are becoming more unpredictable

SIPRI Director of Studies @floriankrampe.bsky.social discusses the changing physics of the Arctic in this opinion piece for the @financialtimes.com, and explains why environmental realities must be taken into account.
Full article ➡️ bit.ly/4kqOLhM

#Arctic #ClimateSecurity #Geopolitics #SIPRI

Watch: CCS Virtual Event on AI’s Implications for Climate Security - The Council on Strategic Risks The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) convened a webinar on the security implications and climate change impacts of AI systems.

CCS’ latest webinar offered a pragmatic look at the potential benefits and pitfalls of prolific #AI systems across digital platforms and what this means for the future of #climatesecurity.

📹 Watch the recording:

"...agrihoods promise to boost food security, reduce temperatures, capture rainwater, and increase biodiversity. As climate change intensifies heat, flooding, and pressure on food systems, agrihoods could be a way to make urban living more resilient..." #climatesecurity #food #floodmitigation

EP4 Climate & Energy Security as Defence Infrastructure | What’s New in New Defence Podcast YouTube video by Digital Defence Ecosystem

It was great to join @valtterivuorisalo.bsky.social for a Digital Defence Ecosystem podcast! Check it out if you're interested in #energysecurity #climatesecurity and links between #defence and #sustainability.

@syke.fi @ilmastopaneeli.fi @easac.bsky.social

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Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security: A national security assessment | Planetary Security Initiative The UK has published a National Security Assessment warning that global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are growing threats to national security.

🌍 The UK has published a National Security Assessment warning that global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are growing threats to national security.

📄 Summary: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/global-...

#NationalSecurity #BiodiversityLoss #ClimateSecurity #CPS

🌍⚔️ According to a new report by @councilonstrategicrisks.org, food security and climate change aren’t side issues for NATO —they're stability multipliers.

📄 Read a summary of the report here: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/stabili...

#ClimateSecurity #FoodSecurity #NATO #Defence

Antarktis: Warum der Thwaites-Gletscher die Zukunft der Menschheit bestimmt YouTube video by Süddeutsche Zeitung

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDfH...

#Science
#ThwaitesGlacier
#AntarcticTreaty
#ClimateSecurity
#Glaciology
#FutureGenerations
#Klimawandel
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Book Review - Oceans Rise, Empires Fall - Stratheia Gerard Toal argues geopolitics itself is driving climate catastrophe as empires prioritize power over planetary survival.

Humanity must choose cooperation over competition—or watch empires sink beneath rising oceans.
#GlobalCooperation #ClimateSecurity #FutureOfHumanity
stratheia.com/book-review-...

This week, CCASCOE hosted a multi-day expert workshop with NATO SPCOE on the Instrumentalization of Migration. Discussions focused on migration manipulation, climate-related vulnerabilities, and community-oriented policing to inform NATO doctrine, training, and policy.
#NATO #ClimateSecurity

I spent this week in two very different rooms, discussing the same looming failure.

You cannot buy 21st-century security with a 20th-century receipt. If we treat "National Security" and "Ecological Security" as separate line items, we fail at both.

#ClimateSecurity

The CCASCOE welcomed Metin Hakverdi, German Coordinator for Transatlantic Relations, and Christian Wagner.

Discussions focused on climate change as a growing security challenge, with particular attention to the Arctic and the High North.

#CCASCOE #NATO #ClimateSecurity #SecurityAndDefence

Climate, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council: Denmark’s Role | Planetary Security Initiative Policy brief by the Danish Institute for International Studies, January 2026.Geopolitical divisions, funding cuts and US withdrawal from climate commitments are placing renewed strain on addressing cl...

🌍The Danish Institute for International Studies @diis.dk has published a policy report on Denmark's position on climate, peace and security (CPS) in the UN Security Council.

📄Read a summary here: planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/climate...

#ClimateSecurity #UNSecurityCouncil #CPS

The Arctic isn’t just ice anymore, it’s influence. As the U.S. and Russia compete, China is pushing north for sea routes that could reshape military access and European security, a climate problem turning strategic fast.

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#Geopolitics #Arctic #China #ClimateSecurity #GoodRevenue

#DigitalRisk #CyberThreats #CriticalInfrastructure #TechEnabledThreats #PoliticalViolence #TargetedViolence #Extremism #Radicalization #SocialUnrest #ElectionSecurity #ClimateSecurity #ClimateRisk #NaturalDisasters #Resilience #UrbanRisk #2026Outlook