As the climate crisis accelerates, competition over natural resources intensifies, and shifting demographics reshape global systems, the connections between environmental change and security are becoming increasingly complex—and consequential.
Through cross-sectoral, solutions-driven analysis, and inclusive dialogue among international stakeholders across governments, civil society, industry, and communities, the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program works to illuminate emerging risks and advance pragmatic strategies to build resilience for communities and countries.
Nonresident Fellow Mahlet Mesfin sits down with John Parianos of the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority to discuss seabed mining and how the Cook Islands are approaching the many questions that surround it.
April 3, 2026
Across the developing world, poor rural farming communities are being left behind, and without assistance, they risk taking the rest of their countries with them
March 17, 2026
As the war with Iran expands into a broader regional conflict, the Stimson Center's Environmental Security Program spoke with two leading experts on civilian infrastructure targeting in the Middle East to put last weekend's strikes in context
March 11, 2026
The need to secure critical minerals, combined with recent U.S. actions, is impacting arguments that surround seabed mining
February 23, 2026
The journey from ICFP2025 to COP30 included some major milestones—and some compromises—on linking climate resilience and reproductive health.
December 18, 2025
Insights from Afrobarometer’s latest pan-African survey on public attitudes about sexual and reproductive health
December 8, 2025
Indonesia’s ambitious journey to scale up solar power is a compelling case study in how international investment and technology can accelerate a clean energy transition
December 3, 2025
China’s dominance in the EV export market is raising the alarm on national security threats, highlighting current tradeoffs between affordable adaptation and security risks
November 25, 2025
