International Security Publications
Brazil's SIVAM: As It Monitors the Amazon, Will It Fulfill its Human Security Promise?
Jul 07, 2011As Brazil implements its System for Vigilance of the Amazon (SIVAM), the country's leadership touts it as a major effort towards achieving its national security objectives, but lack of transparency and participation raise concerns. more
ECSP Report 6
Jul 07, 2011The 2000 issue of the ECSP Report features commentaries on commentaries address environment, population, and conflict; and trade and the environment. Complete report. more
ECSP Report 4: Official Statements and New Publications
Jul 07, 2011Excerpts from recent official statements in which environmental issues are cited in the context of security institutions
and national interests, and reviews by experts of new publications. more
Chapter One: Analyzing Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation
Jul 07, 2011This chapter identifies ten methodological, analytical, and substantive opportunities for future research, and five areas in which focused analysis could bolster policymaking. more
Security By Other Means: Foreign Assistance, Global Poverty, and American Leadership
Jul 07, 2011This Brookings Institution volume, edited by Lael Brainard, joins the growing chorus of criticism of foreign assistance reform in offering a clear set of first steps. more
The United Nations and Environmental Security: Recommendations for the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change
Jul 07, 2011As part of the UN Foundation’s United Nations and Global Security Initiative, the Environmental Change and Security Project
invited international experts to provide fresh intellectual insights into environmental security. Complete set of policy briefs. more
The U.S. National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2015: Excerpts, Commentaries, and Response
Jul 07, 2011ECSP invited a wide range of scientists, government officials, nongovernmental activists, and defense analysts from across the globe to write commentaries on Global Trends 2015.
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National Intelligence Estimate: The Global Infectious Disease Threat and Its Implications for the United States
Jul 07, 2011These excerpts from a January 2000 National Intelligence Estimate highlight the rising global health threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases more
ECSP Report 4: Event Summaries
Jul 07, 2011Event summaries from meetings sponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program between May and December 1997. more
