International Security Events
Review of the National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2025 Report
July 24, 2008 // 12:00pm — 3:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
ECSP convenes a group of environment, demography, and security experts to review an intermediate draft of the National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2025 report. The discussion focuses on Chapter Two, "The Demographics of Discord," and Chapter Three, "Scarcity in the Midst of Plenty?"
Addicted? Assessing India's Growing Dependence on Energy Resources Abroad
July 22, 2008 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
With limited energy reserves at home, India is increasingly looking abroad to satisfy much of this voracious demand. The Asia Program, with assistance from the Global Energy Initiative, hosts a panel discussion on India's external energy security policy.
From Relief to Development: Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts
June 04, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Reframing GBV as a development issue will be central to encouraging large-scale programming focusing on prevention, experts say.
Troubled Waters: Anticipating, Preventing, and Resolving Conflict Around Fisheries
May 15, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Dwindling fish populations in Southeast Asia have reduced incomes, lowered food security, increased poverty, and led to the use of destructive fishing technologies like dynamite and cyanide. This event is part of ECSP's "New Horizons at the Nexus of Conflict, Natural Resources, and Health" meeting series.
Land Tenure and Property Policies in East Africa
April 23, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Insecure land and property rights, and inequitable systems of land access and use have contributed to conflicts, and without reform, may become even more likely to trigger violence.
More or Less?: Two Accounts of Population and Family Planning
April 22, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Columbia University's Matthew Connelly and WorldWatch Institute's Robert Engelman discuss population, family planning, and their recently released books.
Gender Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Causes and Consequences.
April 02, 2008 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Africa Program
Gender-based violence is perhaps nowhere more prevalent than in the war-torn eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Future Shock: How Environmental Change and Human Impact Are Changing the Global Map
March 04, 2008 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Four expert speakers examine the security threats posed by global phenomena including migration, demographic change, water scarcity, and environmental degradation, seeking to shed light on the causes of certain conflicts and help governments prevent domestic and regional upheaval.
Innovative Partnerships for Peace: The Role of Extractive Industries in Resource-Based Conflict Prevention and Mitigation
January 09, 2008 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Panelists analyze existing frameworks for preventing resource-based conflict and present Latin American case studies in which extractive industry companies have attempted to promote peace and stability.
Permanent Allies? The Canada-U.S. Defense Relationship in the 21st Century
November 26, 2007 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Canada Institute
In a discussion of the Canada-U.S. defense relationship, Andrew Richter argued the relationship is in decline. He noted that Canada’s decision in 2005 to not join the U.S. missile defense plan particularly marked this shift.