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Tangentially relevant to AI safety; useful for understanding systemic and compounding global risks, but primarily focused on climate-security intersections rather than AI-specific concerns.

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Summary

The Center for Climate and Security is a policy institute that analyzes the security risks of climate change, including geopolitical instability, resource conflicts, and threats to critical infrastructure. It advises policymakers and military leaders on integrating climate risk into national and international security planning. The organization produces research, reports, and recommendations bridging environmental science and security policy.

Key Points

  • Focuses on climate change as a threat multiplier for geopolitical instability, conflict, and humanitarian crises
  • Advises governments and military institutions on incorporating climate risk into security and defense planning
  • Produces policy-relevant research connecting environmental data to national and international security outcomes
  • Engages with multilateral bodies to promote climate security frameworks at the global governance level
  • Highlights infrastructure vulnerabilities and resource scarcity as key climate-driven security concerns

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 Advisory Board

 Brigadier General John Adams, USA (Ret) 

 Miranda Ballentine 

 Brigadier General J. Robert “Bob” Barnes, USA (Ret) 

 Admiral Frank L. “Skip” Bowman, USN (Ret) 

 Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC (Ret) 

 Dr. Daniel Y. Chiu 

 John Conger 

 Stephanie Epner 

 Brigadier General Gerald Galloway, USA (Ret) 

 Sherri Goodman 

 Lukas Haynes 

 Rear Admiral Leendert “Len” Hering Sr., USN (Ret) 

 Alice C. Hill 

 Lieutenant General Arlen D. Jameson, USAF (Ret) (2013-2021) 

 General Ron Keys, USAF (Ret) 

 Richard G. Kidd 

 Dr. Marcus D. King 

 Ellen Laipson 

 Lieutenant General Stephen Lanza, USA (Ret) 

 Lyston Lea 

 Alan Leung 

 Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, USN (Ret) 

 Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, USN (Ret) 

 General Tom Middendorp, (Ret) 

 Colonel Mark “Puck” Mykleby, USMC (Ret) 

 Dr. Janne E. Nolan (2010-2019) 

 Dr. Rod Schoonover 

 Commander David Slayton, USN (Ret) 

 Dr. Troy Sternberg 

 General Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) (2019-2024) 

 Maureen Sullivan 

 Robert S. Taylor 

 Rear Admiral David W. Titley, USN (Ret) 

 Amali Tower 

 Joan D. B. VanDervort 

 Swathi Veeravalli 

 General Charles F. Wald, USAF (Ret.) 

 Rear Admiral Jonathan White, USN (Ret) 

 General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret) 

 Admiral Paul Zukunft, USCG (Ret) 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 The Online Home for CCS Has Moved! 

 
 

 
 
 As of August 2025, the CCS website will serve as an archived resource. Please visit us at councilonstrategicrisks.org/ccs/ for resources, upcoming publications, and more. 

 The CCS blog will remain active. Those subscribed to the mailing list will continue to receive notifications for the latest blog posts until we offer that capability from the CSR site. 

 

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 CCS Homepage 
 Bookmark for all things from CCS experts, including publications, fellowship offerings, and in-person engagements.

 VISIT CCS AT CSR 

 

 Program Areas 
 Dive into CCS’ main programs directly, and learn more about each.

 EXPLORE CCS PROGRAMS 

 
 
 

 
 
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