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Climate Change-Induced Migration from Central America

Stephanie Leutert   Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 10:30 AM

Last Thursday and Friday, the United States and Mexico co-hosted top officials from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and other countries for the "Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America." As the name suggests, the gathering aimed to spur a wide-ranging conversation for improving the region’s economic conditions, tackling gangs and organized crime, and slowing U.S.-bound migration.

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Nuclear Energy, Climate Change and Security Threats

Alice C. Hill, Laura S. H. Holgate   Fri, Jun 2, 2017, 1:00 PM

In the middle of the last century, Dr. Murdock Head, a George Washington University professor, acquired an old manor house and farm known as Airlie outside the nation’s capital. Dr. Head wanted to create a place where experts and organizations could meet in a neutral environment to analyze the pressing issues of the day.

Climate Change and Security

While Trump Pledges Withdrawal from Paris Agreement on Climate, International Law May Provide a Safety Net

David A. Wirth   Fri, Jun 2, 2017, 8:30 AM

International law, developed over centuries of interactions among nations with leaders with egos and agendas at least as large as Donald Trump’s, has evolved precisely to ensure continuity among the community of states and to moderate the effect of major disruptions such as Trump’s recent announcement. If these mechanisms are utilized as intended by both domestic and international constituencies, the planet and the climate may yet survive Trump’s frontal assault.

Climate Change and Security

Trump’s First Foreign Trip and the Fate of the Paris Agreement: Reading the Tea Leaves from the G7 and NATO Summits

David A. Wirth   Tue, May 23, 2017, 10:30 AM

President Trump’s campaign promise to “cancel” the Paris Agreement, and his subsequent statement that he has an “open mind” on the question, will now be transported to the multilateral stage in a setting of high politics.

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Large-Scale Geoengineering and Threats to National Security

Herb Lin   Sat, Oct 31, 2015, 4:20 PM

In light of the scientific consensus that substantial increases in atmospheric CO2 will inevitably lead to solar-driven global warming, the nations of the world are seeking to obtain agreement on proposals to reduce the amount of CO2 that their economies produce.  A variety of reports, both government and nongovernment, have

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