International Security Events
Beyond Disasters: Creating Opportunities for Peace
June 28, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Co-authors of the new Worldwatch report, Beyond Disasters: Creating Opportunities for Peace, presented some of their main findings on how natural disasters in conflict zones can foster or hinder peace.
Teaching Environment, Population, and Security: Workshop for Faculty of Military Education Institutions
May 22, 2007 // 9:00am — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Faculty at military education institutions debate military roles in responding to environmental security challenges, assess policy implications of this involvement, and identify topics for further research.
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
May 14, 2007 // 3:00pm — 5:15pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Climate change's anticipated impacts such as sea level rise and forced migration can have multiplier effects, accelerating traditional security threats, conclude 11 retired flag officers in a new report from the CNA Corporation.
Navigating the Post Cold-War, Post 9/11 World: 2007 C. Warren Goldring Annual Lecture on Canada-U.S. Relations
May 01, 2007 // 6:00pm — 7:15pm
Canada Institute
In a lecture on the emerging security challenges facing the United States post-9/11, Richard Haass addressed future public policy decisions and relations between Canada and the United States.
Saltwater Neighbors: The Law and Politics of the Canada-U.S. Ocean Relationship
April 10, 2007 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Canada Institute
Ted McDorman discusses his research examining maritime legal disputes between Canada and the United States.
Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation
April 03, 2007 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Better management of natural resources could pave a path for peace in war-torn societies, or, conversely, mismanagement could trigger a relapse back into conflict.
U.S. Energy Security and Oil Revenue Transparency
March 21, 2007 // 2:30pm — 6:00pm
Africa Program
The Africa Program, Global Witness, and the offices of Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) co-host a comprehensive program to explore the issue of oil revenue transparency and how it relates to U.S. energy security.
Global Report on Conflict, Democracy, and State Fragility 2007: Gauging Countries' Performance in the Era of Globalization
March 07, 2007 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Growing attention on fragile or failed states as threats to international security has stimulated much interest in the development of new frameworks that identify and analyze the sources of state fragility and conflict.
Climate-Security Connections: An Empirical Approach to Risk Assessment
March 06, 2007 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Research on the links between environmental scarcity and conflict has undergone a shift in recent years: the theory that resource scarcity leads to interstate conflict has taken a backseat to theories based on data suggesting that environmental stressors may lead to intra-group conflicts.
Flash Points and Tipping Points: Security Implications of Global Population Changes, 2005-2025
February 27, 2007 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Jack Goldstone and Eric Kaufmann discuss the potential security implications of rapid urbanization, global epidemics, shifts in economic power, declining populations in many developed countries, and increased immigration.