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June 2023

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Climate as National Security: Considerations for the Climate Conversation

Climate Security is a core component of U.S. national security. It exacerbates existing threats, risks, and hazards while simultaneously creating new ones. Join us for a discussion on the challenges already presented by climate change and Department of Defense adaptation/mitigation strategies.

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June 2023

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ASP in the News: Board Member VADM Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.) in The Invading Sea

1:52 pm

By: Martha Christino

ASP Board Member VADM Lee Gunn, published a commentary promoting electric vehicles by the U.S. as a means of increasing America’s overall national security. .. Find out more
NGB State Partnership Program at 30: A Lasting Legacy of International Importance

11:49 am

By: Jessica Olcott Yllemo

2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). The SPP, a Department of Defense security cooperation program, pairs the National Guard of every U.S. state and territory to one (or more) partner nations. Initially created following the collapse of the Soviet Union to aid transitioning central and eastern European militaries, the program has now grown to 88 partnerships with 100 nations around the globe. Not only does the program build long-term strategic relationships which enhance the military capabilities of partner countries, it also provides unique training opportunities for U.S. personnel to foster understanding of global security and international cooperation. .. Find out more
Russia’s Hybrid Power Strategy

5:44 pm

By: Keegan Farrington

Many Western states subscribe to classic black-and-white soft and hard power interpretations. Russia, however, is employing a strategy of “hybrid” power that blends these two forms. Russia’s strategy enables a target state to employ the coercive effects of hard power that it receives in the form of military aid and economic resources from Russia, and as a result, this creates a soft power attraction for Russian influence and resources that draws in other states. .. Find out more
Briefing Note – Florida’s Wildfire Management

4:55 pm

By: Angus Soderberg

Wildfires are an important part of forest regeneration in Florida, but they are also a destructive and sometimes deadly force. As the state’s population grows, climate change intensifies, and land becomes more developed, wildfires will have a greater impact on Florida’s economy, residents, and infrastructure, including military bases. .. Find out more
Russia’s Failures in Ukraine Should Not Distract from Its Successes in the Sahel

5:12 pm

By: Keegan Farrington

In the short term, Russo-African alignment gives Russia access to critical resources and a means to evade sanctions while propping up corrupt, violent, and undemocratic regimes sympathetic or beholden to Russia’s geopolitical aims. In the long term, continued Russian political influence and economic meddling will envelop the Sahel and other African states into a loose bloc-like structure, opposing the West—in concert with the BRICS economies. .. Find out more