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Climate Change as Security Threat

In Defense News this week, two military experts detail recent conversations related to how climate change relates to security at the recent Poznan Conference on climate change..

In Climate Change could be Security Issue, Sherri Goodman and David Catarious note the "fundamental shortsightedness in predicting the future national security effects of climate change."
Submitted by Lisa Schirch on Tue, 2009-01-20 00:35.

Peacebuilding & Counterterrorism at Supreme Court

Watch C-Span coverage of a National Press Club event with 3D Director Lisa Schirch explaining the impact of the Supreme Court's Holder vs. Humanitarian Law Project discuss the impact of US counterterrorism laws on deterring and preventing US civil society peacebuilding groups from training groups like the Taliban in negotiation skills and peace processes so as to increase the likelihood of successful reconciliation efforts in regions like Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Click here for new 3D Policy Brief on The Impact of US Counterterrorism Laws on Civil Society.

Panel at the National Press Club discussing the Case