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The Resilience Brief Episode 2: The Future Operating World - The Council on Strategic Risks

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 1d

🎤 TRB Episode 2 now available!

In "The Future Operating World," our hosts are joined by LTG Richard Wardlaw and Megan Pearce to explore the different tools and resources which can be utilized to both imagine the future world and navigate the potential risks that it could present to an armed force.

Armed forces must act now to address the risks of tomorrow, but what should we do or engage with when trying to imagine the future world and the risks presented to military operations?

Dispatch from New York City: The Center for Climate and Security at Climate Week and UNGA - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 5d

🆕 Check out what the CCS team got up to last week at #ClimateWeekNYC and #UNGA, where they convened events on climate mobility, food security, renewable energy, geoengineering, and #climate disinformation:

From renewable energy to food security, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) team convened events on a broad range of security topics during NY Climate Week and the UN General Assembly.

The Resilience Brief Episode 1: Navigating Climate in the Context of Operational Resilience - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 6d

🎧 Now available on all your streaming platforms! Be sure to tune in to Episode 1, and a new episode is due out next week!

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/36vjNqj...

Amazon/Audible: www.amazon.com/The-Resilien...

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19d

🆕📻 IMCCS is proud to debut The Resilience Brief, a new podcast bringing together experts to navigate different methods of ensuring battlefield resilience for current and future armed forces.

➡️ Episode 1, featuring Gen. (Ret.) Tom Middendorp and Prof. Justin Bronk @rusi.bsky.social is available now!

Climate change and sustainability has become a distinct strand of research in the defence sector, but the relationship between these insights and the actions required to enhance the resilience of mili...

Investing in the Future of Nuclear Deterrence - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 7d

🆕 The nuclear S&T base represents an essential edge for the US, far beyond simply enabling weapons production. From R&D to the talent pipeline and funding, learn how the US can better invest for myriad benefits.

📑 Read the latest from @clparthemore.bsky.social, @andrewfacini.com, and John Moulton:

The S&T base must be viewed as a tool of deterrence and national strength in and of itself—and there are multiple ways that it should be bolstered and evolve.

AI’s Hidden National Security Cost

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 7d

Generative #AI is being integrated across the federal workplace, but efficiency gains risk weakening national security professionals’ critical thinking and judgment.

Unless policymakers act, these tools could erode the skills America needs most to stay safe, writes former DASD Caroline Baxter.

The same AI tools marketed as efficiency boosters could undermine the United States' ability to think critically and respond rapidly.

www.justsecurity.org

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 8d

🇨🇳 “It’s significant that China is publicly stating the need to move away from fossil fuels, but is it enough?”

📺 @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joined Al Jazeera to discuss the latest #climate pledge from #China, its implications, and what more can be done to address environmental security challenges.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 9d

On Sep 18, CSR and the House BIOtech Caucus @houlahan.house.gov convened an expert panel on reducing critical supply chain vulnerabilities through biotechnology.

➡️ See why market forces alone are not sufficient to capture both economic benefits + national security advantages from #biotech.

Event Summary: Reducing Supply Chain Vulnerabilities through Biotechnology - The Council on Strategic Risks

Relying solely on market forces has not yet enabled biotechnology to deliver economic benefits and national security advantages for the United States. However, by leveraging its purchasing power, offe...

Feeding Resilience: Risk and Readiness in Food Security - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 9d

🌾 Feeding Resilience: Risk & Readiness in Food Security

Join CCS and Kansas State University for an in-person and virtual event on global #foodsecurity challenges. Hear from experts on the nexus of security, food, and agriculture

📅 Tues, Oct. 7 | 8:30am CDT/9:30am ET
⬇️ RSVP and learn more:

Programming Agenda Registration K-State Stanley Stout Center2200 Denison Ave 8:30am – 2:35pm CDTLunch will be served. The world faces a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape which is reshaping food ...

Call for Applications: AI & National Security Convergence Fellowship - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 9d

Tomorrow! If you'd like a chance to converse with our newest experts (and join more exclusive offerings to come), join CSR's Membership today!

It's a great way to support our work and to be at the cutting edge of all of our portfolios. Join up at: councilonstrategicrisks.org/membership/

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 14d

📢 Calling all #AI × #nationalsecurity experts: applications are now open for the newest Fellowship from CRL & @futureoflife.org

Activities to include a bootcamp course, scenario exercises, a day-long workshop, and opportunities to connect with peers & senior officials.

➡️ Learn more + apply now:

Applications are now open for the project’s AI and National Security Convergence Fellowship, which is aimed at mid-career professionals with experience in the national security and emerging technology...

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 14d

🎤 CSR is honored to be the professional home for many field-leading experts. We are excited to offer our Membership a chance to meet and converse with our newest additions on topics across all our portfolios.

➡️ Learn more + join up for access: councilonstrategicrisks.org/membership

Feeding Resilience: Ethiopia - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 14d

🇪🇹 🌾 A new addition to the #FeedingResilience program, CCS and @woodwellclimate.bsky.social have published a case study exploring intersecting security, food, and #climate issues in #Ethiopia.

⬇️ View the interactive story map:

A new case study exploring security, food, and climate issues in Ethiopia from the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and the Woodwell Climate Research Center.

The National Security Salon | Climate.Salon

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 15d

🆕 🗣️ As part of #ClimateWeekNYC, CCS Advisory Board member Sherri Goodman will give closing keynote remarks today at the National Security Salon. The event convenes leaders committed to advancing #climate investment in #nationalsecurity.

⬇️ Request an invitation:

The Climate Salon acclerates instiutional investment in climate via private markets. The invite-only gatherings are held around the world.

www.climate.salon

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 15d

⌛ Don't miss out on public events hosted by the CCS team at #ClimateWeekNYC. Explore #climatesecurity dynamics in the Asia-Pacific, geoengineering, and climate backsliding.

⬇️ Register to attend today:

The Center for Climate and Security at Climate Week NYC - The Council on Strategic Risks

Members of the Center for Climate & Security (CCS) team are in New York this week for Climate Week NYC, one of the largest gatherings of leaders, policymakers, and civil society convening to drive cli...

A Dose of Realism: Geopolitical and Security Dimensions of Solar Radiation Modification - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 16d

🆕 Acknowledging the risks of Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) research while avoiding exaggeration is crucial to fostering pragmatic and responsible approaches to global security concerns.

⬇️ @erinsikorsky.bsky.social cautions against overstating the security threats posed by #SRM:

Assessing the security challenges of Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) research requires pragmatic approaches that acknowledge the risks while avoiding exaggeration.

Climate & Conflict: Addressing Conflict Drivers through Sustainable Development — The Peace Department | Peace Through Sustainable Development

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19d

🏢 Climate & Conflict Convening

Fri, Sep 26, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM

CCS Deputy Director Tom Ellison will give remarks at the Peace Department's 4th annual Climate & Conflict Convening, exploring the implications of rising nationalism and #climate policy reversals in the US, and ways forward

⬇️ Register:

Hosted by The Peace Department & Foundation House 📍 Foundation House, Greenwich, CT An event series focusing on operationalizing sustainable development solutions to address curr...

www.peacedepartment.global

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19d

🌏 Climate Ambition in the Asia-Pacific

Tue, Sep 23, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

CCS Director Erin Sikorsky will moderate a panel with speakers from Taiwan Climate Action Network, The Australia Institute, & Solutions for Our Climate (South Korea) on climate policy & security in the Asia-Pacific

⬇️ Register:

Climate Ambition in the Asia-Pacific: Progressive NDC 3.0 for Stronger National Resilience | Climate Week

This forum brings together representatives from leading climate organizations in Taiwan, South Korea, and Australia to discuss the evolving process of formulating their respective Nationally Determine...

www.climateweeknyc.org

Climate Intervention at High Latitudes: A Security Simulation · Luma

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19d

🌌 Climate Intervention at High Latitudes

Tue, Sep 23, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

In this 2030 scenario exercise, co-hosted by CCS and Reflective, participants will explore the geopolitical implications of a potential stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) deployment.

⬇️ Register:

The rapid decline of Arctic and sub-Arctic sea ice presents profound ecological, economic, and security risks. In this 2030 scenario exercise, participants…

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19d

🗽Will we see you at #ClimateWeekNYC?

📍The CCS team will be in New York next week for Climate Week, hosting public events on geoengineering, #climatesecurity in the Asia-Pacific, and nationalism and climate backsliding.

⬇️ Find out more and register below to secure your seat.

The Resilience Brief Episode 1: Navigating Climate in the Context of Operational Resilience - The Council on Strategic Risks

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19d

🆕📻 IMCCS is proud to debut The Resilience Brief, a new podcast bringing together experts to navigate different methods of ensuring battlefield resilience for current and future armed forces.

➡️ Episode 1, featuring Gen. (Ret.) Tom Middendorp and Prof. Justin Bronk @rusi.bsky.social is available now!

Climate change and sustainability has become a distinct strand of research in the defence sector, but the relationship between these insights and the actions required to enhance the resilience of mili...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 21d

⏰ Tomorrow! Join CSR and the House BIOtech Caucus for a timely event focused on how #biotech can address supply chain issues.

➡️ RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 23d

⏰ #ClimateWeekNYC is in one week!

CCS team members will be on the ground for events examining the intersection of #nationalsecurity & resilient food systems, the migration & #climatechange nexus, and the security dynamics of geoengineering.

🤝 Reach out to the team if you’d like to connect!

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 26d

🔬Reducing Critical Supply Chain Vulnerabilities through Biotechnology

In coordination with the House BIOtech Caucus, CSR is hosting an event featuring a speaker from NSCEB focused on how #biotech can address supply chain issues.

📅 Thurs. Sep 18
➡️ RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...