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SUMMARY:Turning The Tide: National Security Risks in the Face of Sea Level Rise
DESCRIPTION:Sea level rise and more extreme weather events are causing risks to military installations\, readiness\, operations\, and strategy. The Department of Defense manages more than 1\,700 military installations that may be affected by sea-level rise. How can we prepare military bases for climate security threats\, like sea-level rise\, and what are the priority areas when it comes to these issues? \nJoin the American Security Project and Florida International University for a briefing on recommended solutions when it comes to sea-level rise and the risks it poses to our national security. \nFor additional information click here to view our briefing note on Florida and here for a recap of our most recent Florida based event where we highlighted the Tampa Bay region. \nAbout the Speakers\nDavid Haines \nDavid Haines is a Senior Fellow for Climate Security at the American Security Project.  His research examines the national security implications of climate change. From 2006-2020 he was an officer and aviator in the United States Marine Corps.  He completed his active-duty service at the United States Naval Academy\, where he served as the Associate Chair for the Political Science Department and taught both American Government and the Politics of Irregular Warfare. \nPreviously he was stationed in San Diego as an MV-22B Osprey pilot and in Okinawa\, Japan as a CH-46E pilot.  He has deployed multiple times to the Middle East and in Southeast Asia. \n  \nRichard Miller \nRichard Miller is the executive director of the South Florida Defense Alliance. Currently\, he also functions as the Founder and CEO of PHAROS Mission Critical Solutions and a Partner and CEO of MobileDOCK USA-Americas\, as well as a board member and chairmen of the Florida Defense Council and an executive board member of the Economic Development Council of South Maimi-Dade. \nFrom 2014 to 2018\, Miller served as the Vice President of Nautical and Safety Operations at Carnival Cruise Lines. Prior to that\, he served as a US Navy Captain\, holding positions as the Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations and then the Chief of Current Operations for the Southern Command. \n  \nDr. Jayantha T. Obeyseker \nDr. Jayantha T Obeysekera is the Director of the Sea Level Solutions Center at the Institute of the Environment within Florida International University. He previously served as the chief modeler at the South Florida Water Management District\, where he had a leading role modeling the Everglades and Kissimmee River restoration projects. He was influential in his writing and direction of the National Climate Assessment\, serving as a co-author\, lead author\, and member of the federal advisory committee. Obeysekera was a member of multiple National Research Council panels dealing with water resources issues\, focusing on the Edwards Aquifer system in Texas\, Klamath River in California and Oregon\, and the California Bay-Delta. He also served on the Coastal Assessment Regional Scenario Working Group associated with the Department of Defense and co-authored a report on regional sea-level projections for Department of Defense facilities across the globe. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/turning-the-tide-national-security-risks-in-the-face-of-sea-level-rise/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210519T140000
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SUMMARY:Military Base Resilience in Tampa Bay
DESCRIPTION:Florida’s strategic importance in protecting America’s national security is indisputable. Home to over 20 military installations\, Florida’s abundant coastline is a natural choice for military exercises and deterrence. Tampa in particular\, host to two command centers\, is a critical convergence of U.S. national security. \nJoin the American Security Project on May 19th at 2pm EST for a virtual discussion on military resilience in the Tampa Bay region with Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) \nVice Admiral Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active-duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. Admiral Gunn serves on the American Security Project’s Board of Directors. \n  \n  \n  \nBrigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \nPresident of the American Security Project\nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC (Ret) is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/military-base-resilience-in-the-tampa-bay/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:An Evolving World Order: The Geopolitics of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Most discussions around the national security implications of climate change focus on the effect on our physical environment and the role climate plays in global instability. What gets little attention\, but is equally as important\, is the role climate change is playing in great power competition. Climate change can no longer be separated from geopolitical and geoeconomics interests. \nJoin the American Security Project\, Joanna Lewis\, and Jonathan Elkind on April 20 from 2-3 pm EDT for a discussion of climate change amidst a changing geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape moderated by the American Security Project’s President\, Brigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.). \n  \nRegister Now \n  \nJoanna Lewis\, Associate Professor and Director\, Science\, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) at Georgetown University\nJoanna Lewis is the Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Energy and Environment and Director of the Science\, Technology and International Affairs Program (STIA) at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. She has two decades of experience working on international climate and clean energy policy with a focus on China. At Georgetown\, she runs an active\, externally funded research program and leads several dialogues and joint study groups facilitating U.S.-China climate change engagement. Dr. Lewis is also a faculty affiliate in the China Energy Group at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She is the author of the award-winning book Green Innovation in China and was a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report. \nJonathan Elkind\, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University\nJonathan Elkind is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy. Elkind came to the Center after a long and distinguished career devoted to energy and environment policy in the private and public sectors. From 2009 to 2017\, he worked on international energy and climate issues at the United States Department of Energy\, helping to coordinate energy policy in the Obama Administration and leading climate and energy programs with key global partners. He departed DOE as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs. Before his service in the Obama Administration\, he founded Eastlink Consulting\, LLC where he guided corporate and non-profit clients on commercial energy projects in Europe and Eurasia\, and he served as a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution\, researching international energy security issues. \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney (Ret.)\, President of the American Security Project\nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC (Ret) is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/an-evolving-world-order-the-geopolitics-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T140000
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SUMMARY:National Security Implications of Climate Change in Florida
DESCRIPTION:Florida plays an important role in U.S. national security. It is home to the headquarters of three Combatant Commands: U.S. Central Command\, U.S. Special Operations Command\, and U.S. Southern Command. It houses over 20 bases\, representing every branch of the U.S. military. It provides key access to irreplaceable training grounds for U.S. pilots in more than 180\,000 square miles of Department of Defense (DoD) controlled airspace over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Climate change poses clear risks to these security assets. \nPlease join Lieutenant General Norm Seip\, USAF (ret.) for a discussion of the climate threats to military infrastructure\, operations\, and readiness in Florida\, as well as the broader threats to U.S. national security interests. \n\n  \nAbout the Speaker\n \nLieutenant General Norm Seip\, USAF (ret.)\nLt. Gen. Norm Seip\, USAF (ret.) served in the U.S. Air Force for 35 years. His last assignment was Commander of 12th Air Force\, comprised of seven active-duty wings and two direct-reporting units in the Western and Midwestern United States. The fighter and bomber wings under his command possessed over 400 aircraft and had more than 33\,000 active-duty military and civilian assigned personnel. \nLt. Gen. Seip was a command pilot with more than 4\,500 flying hours\, primarily in fighter aircraft\, and has flown in support of numerous military operations and contingencies around the world. \nCurrently\, he is an independent consultant focused on defense and national security-related matters. He is a Senior Mentor for the Air Force and also serves\, pro bono\, as the Chairman of the Board\, Council for a Strong America; Military Advisory Board\, Truman National Security Project; National Security Advisory Council\, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; and International Advisory Board\, 911 Fund. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-implications-of-climate-change-in-florida/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:Beneath the Waves: A Deeper Look at the National Security Threats of Illicit Fishing in “Seaspiracy”
DESCRIPTION:Illegal\, Unreported\, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is a threat multiplier for areas with ongoing regional instability. In addition to keystone species being victims of overfishing and by-catch\, causing degradation in the marine ecosystem\, the increase in Chinese IUU vessels has had a detrimental impact extending far beyond the ocean. Chinese IUU fishing operations are the largest in the world and have exacerbated resource scarcity\, food insecurity\, and economic instability – all factors that can fuel chaotic instability in vulnerable regions. \nJoin Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) for introductory remarks to a conversation with ADM William Fallon\, USN (Ret.)\, Sea Shepherd CEO Alex Cornelissen\, Sea Shepherd Director of Campaigns Peter Hammarstedt\, and Seaspiracy Directors Ali and Lucy Tabrizi as they discuss how IUU fishing and overfishing act as a threat multiplier to U.S. national security. The event will be moderated by ASP COO Andrew Holland. \n  \nRSVP Now \n  \n \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nCongressman Peter Welch (D-VT) has represented Vermonters in Congress since 2007.  In an era of partisanship and division\, he is widely recognized as a skillful legislator who chooses governing over gridlock. \nHe was born in Springfield\, Massachusetts and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross.  As a member of the first class of Robert F. Kennedy Fellows\, he fought housing discrimination in Chicago after college and went on to earn a law degree from the University of California\, Berkeley.  After law school\, he settled in Vermont’s Upper Valley where he founded a small law practice. \nHe was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1980 and later was selected to lead the chamber\, becoming the first Democrat in Vermont’s history to hold the position of Senate President Pro Tem. \nIn Congress\, Peter is focused on delivering immediate aid to Vermont individuals\, small businesses\, and our community anchor institutions hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. Peter is also a leading advocate for energy efficiency\, cutting the price of prescription drugs\, investing in infrastructure\, and expanding broadband and telemedicine in rural America. \nHe serves as a chief deputy whip for the House Democratic Caucus and is a senior member of the influential Energy and Commerce Committee.  He is also a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the Oversight and Reform Committee. \n  \nAdmiral William J. Fallon retired from the U.S. Navy after a distinguished 40 year career of military and strategic leadership. He has led U.S. and Allied forces in eight separate commands and played a leadership role in military and diplomatic matters at the highest levels of the U.S. government. \nAs head of U.S. Central Command\, Admiral Fallon directed all U.S. military operations in the Middle East\, Central Asia and Horn of Africa\, focusing on combat efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He led the U.S. Pacific Command for two years\, directing political-military activities in the Asia-Pacific region. His achievements include a resumption of military engagement with China\, new outreach to India\, a new agreement on a strategic framework with Japan\, and humanitarian assistance to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami in SE Asia. He also served as Presidential Envoy to Japan\, handling bi-lateral relations after the collision of a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel. \nOn September 11\, 2001\, Admiral Fallon was serving in the Pentagon as Vice Chief of the Navy. He personally directed the recovery of the Navy staff in the wake of the attack and led in the planning of the retaliatory attacks on Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan. He later commanded the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and U.S. Fleet Forces Command\, with responsibility for the readiness of U.S. Naval forces worldwide. \nChairman and CEO of a new company in the cyber security business\, Admiral Fallon is a partner and advisor to several other businesses and a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses. He has been a member of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. and also serves as Co-Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Global Health Policy and Co-Chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors 2009 Blue Ribbon Commission. \nCaptain Alex Cornelissen has participated in more than 25 Sea Shepherd campaigns\, including five trips down to the Antarctic to stop the Japanese whale poachers. He first joined Sea Shepherd in 2002 as Chief Cook on the Farley Mowat\, at that time the organization’s flagship vessel. What was supposed to be a sabbatical turned into a life-changing experience. On his first day onboard the Farley Mowat\, he dove into the waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve to save a turtle from a long line. Even though such an initiation seems hard to beat\, he has since had many inspirational moments. Saving 15 dolphins from the nets in Taiji in 2003. Saving seals in Canada in 2005 and 2008\, campaigns that are by far the bloodiest and most brutal to witness. Freeing wildlife from long lines over the years and seeing Japan lose the court case at the International Court of Justice in the Hague. \nOver 14 years he served as a member of the Sea Shepherd crew on a number of ships in Sea Shepherd’s fleet\, working his way up to the bridge to become the First Officer under Captain Paul Watson and appointed Captain in 2006. \nHe served nonstop onboard the ships until the end of 2007 when he started working as the Director of Operations in the Galapagos Islands. There\, he remained for seven years\, running an effective campaign to stop poaching in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. In January 2014\, Captain Cornelissen became the CEO of Sea Shepherd Global and is now responsible for all the movements of the vessels in Sea Shepherd’s Global fleet. Even though his focus shifted from the ships to the general management of the Global movement\, he still participates in campaigns when time allows it. \nCaptain Cornelissen is the president of the board of directors for Sea Shepherd Germany\, Luxemburg\, Netherlands\, and Switzerland and serves as a board member in most of the other established Sea Shepherd countries. \n  \nPeter Hammarstedt Swedish-American Peter Hammarstedt\, 36\, is the Director of Campaigns for Sea Shepherd and is Chairman of Sea Shepherd Australia. He is captain of the ocean-going vessel Bob Barker\, having spent more than 18 years at-sea including 10 years in Antarctica. \nIn 2014/15\, the Bob Barker\, with Peter as captain\, set the world record for the longest pursuit of a poaching vessel at sea after chasing the Interpol-wanted fishing vessel Thunder for 110 days\, covering three oceans and 11\,000 nautical miles\, before its captain intentionally sank his own vessel in the Gulf of Guinea in a bid to destroy evidence. \nSince then\, Peter\, has provided civilian offshore patrol vessels (COPVs)\, under so-called ‘ship rider’ agreements\, to the African coastal states of Liberia\, Gabon\, São Tomé and Príncipe\, Benin\, Namibia\, The Gambia and Tanzania in order to combat illegal\, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. \nOn-going partnerships between Sea Shepherd and the law enforcement agents of African coastal and island States have resulted in the arrest of 67 vessels for illegal fishing and other fisheries crimes over the past four years; joint at-sea patrols have detected and deterred IUU fishing activity while also monitoring legal compliance by licensed fishing operators. The COPVs have served as critical platforms for capacity-building of law enforcement agencies in increasing monitoring\, control and surveillance capabilities in the maritime domain. \n  \nAli Tabrizi grew up on the Southeast coast of England\, and spent much of his early childhood exploring the world with his camera\, daydreaming about the ocean and the hidden world beneath the waves. After his family moved to Iran for several years during a time of political turmoil and revolution\, he became intimately aware of how untold stories can lead to corruption and injustice\, sparking an interest in war photojournalism. After spending his teenage years reading as much as he could about global issues and studying Art & Design and Art History at Canterbury College\, Tabrizi was accepted into London College of Communication to study photojournalism. Instead\, he turned down the offer and bought a one-way ticket to India\, and began to teach himself filmmaking soon after. His interest in wanting to expose the truth and his passion for environmental issues soon led him to start working on the Netflix Original documentary\, Seaspiracy. \n  \nLucy Tabrizi was born in Melbourne\, Australia\, and growing up she was never far from the sea. Originally studying to become an architect\, she quickly became disenchanted with the career choice and wanted to get involved in issues she cared more deeply about. After many years of travelling\, she became immensely concerned about conservation and the unethical treatment of other species. Combining her passion for the natural world with her creative skill set\, she is dedicated to furthering the conversation on effective environmental and animal advocacy. \n  \nModerator\nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Chief Operating Officer. His area of research is on on energy\, climate change\, trade\, innovation and infrastructure policy. For more than 15 years\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. \nHe served as Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for three years from 2006 through 2008.  He worked in the US House of Representatives for the House Ways and Means Committee and the Office of Congresswoman Roukema. \nHe holds a Master’s Degree in International Strategy and Economics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Economics from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. \nHe is originally from New York City\, grew up in New Jersey\, and currently resides in Alexandria\, VA. \nFor press inquiries\, please reach out to Annie Aleman at press@americansecurityproject.org
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/beneath-the-waves-a-deeper-look-at-the-national-security-threats-of-iuu-fishing-in-seaspiracy/
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Beijing's Quandary: Balancing Growth & Reductions in Carbon Emission
DESCRIPTION:Join VADM Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.)\, Taiya Smith\, and Alexandra Hackbarth for a discussion of China’s quandary.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nChina’s leadership faces a difficult quandary: how best to balance economic growth and reductions in carbon emissions. In the wake of coronavirus\, this balance becomes even more important and difficult. Decisions made now in Beijing may well determine whether it is possible to keep global temperatures from rising more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. \nJoin Alex Hackbarth\, ASP Director of Climate & Energy Security; Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.); and Taiya Smith\, Director\, China program at the Climate Leadership Council\, for a discussion on China’s delicate balance between economic growth and reduction of carbon emissions\, and the climate security implications of Beijing’s choices. \nAbout The Speakers: \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nTaiya Smith is a highly-regarded China expert who regularly advises top government officials\, leading companies and nonprofit institutions on their China strategies. She has a proven track record of achieving concrete results in difficult geopolitical and geo-economic environments. As a Managing Partner at Garnet Strategies\, LLC\, an international strategic advisory firm\, Smith advised clean technology companies and nonprofit institutions on opportunities for growth in China and the United States. She is a regular speaker on China’s role in the world\, China’s impact on clean energy and climate change\, and the U.S.-China relationship. \nPreviously\, Smith served as a member of Secretary Hank Paulson’s senior management team at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In this capacity\, she was the principal advisor to the Secretary on the U.S.-China relationship and the key force behind designing and managing the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED)\, which has been the highest-level regular dialogue between the two governments. She led the coordination efforts within the U.S. government and negotiated with the Chinese on behalf of more than eight U.S. agencies. \nAlex Hackbarth is the Director of Climate and Energy Security at the American Security Project. Her research examines the national security implications of climate change. \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Alex served as the Special Advisor for Forward Operations in the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in Kabul\, Afghanistan. Before her posting in Kabul\, Alex was the Senate Congressional Liaison in SIGAR’s Washington\, D.C. office. \nAlex received master’s degrees in public administration and international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University\, where she studied the economic and political relationship between the U.S. and China. In the fall of 2014\, Alex studied at Tsinghua University in Beijing\, China. Her coursework focused on China’s political\, economic\, and governmental structures\, as well as Chinese history and culture. She was also a Robertson Foundation for Government Fellow and a Harold Rosenthal Fellow for International Relations.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/beijings-quandary-balancing-growth-reductions-in-carbon-emission/
LOCATION:Zoom Discussion
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T120000
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SUMMARY:Climate and Security in Southeast Asia
DESCRIPTION:Southeast Asia is rapidly developing. Growing populations and a rising GDP and middle class are altering regional dynamics. In addition\, Southeast Asia is uniquely vulnerable to the growing threats of climate change. Many countries are prone to natural disasters and their population remains reliant on agriculture. The changing climate will undoubtably threaten livelihoods and security across the region. \nJoin the American Security Project for a discussion on the climate security risks in Southeast Asia and why it matters for U.S. interests abroad. \n  \nDate: Thursday\, October 3rd\, 2019 \nTime: 12:00-1:00pm \nLocation: American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\,\nLobby Level Conference Room \nLight lunch will be served from 11:30-12:00pm \n  \nRSVP \n  \nSpeakers Biographies: \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret) \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nAdmiral Gunn’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, six Legions of Merit\, two Meritorious Service Medals\, the Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device)\, the Navy Achievement Medal\, the Combat Action Ribbon\, and numerous theater and service awards. \n  \nAshley Westerman  \nAshley Westerman is a journalist NPR. She is a Producer for NPR’s flagship news magazine radio program Morning Edition and writes often for NPR World. Ashley primarily focuses on Southeast Asia issues and current events\, and assists the network in facilitating coverage of the region by both bringing stories and interviews with newsmakers onto Morning Edition as well as through her individual reporting for NPR World. \nAshley has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and has reported on a number of issues including labor issues in the Philippines\, Malaysia’s 1MDB Scandal and elephant conservation in Laos. She has also produced for NPR reporting teams sent to Bangladesh and China. Before coming to NPR\, she worked at NPR member stations and for Voice of America. She is also a former East-West Center Jefferson Fellow and a former International Center for Journalists International Reporting Fellow. Ashley earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Kentucky and her Master’s in Journalism from the University of Maryland\, College Park. \n  \nAmbassador Robert O. Blake\, Jr. \nAmbassador Blake served for 31 years in the State Department in a wide range of leadership positions. From 2013-2016\, he served as the US Ambassador to Indonesia\, where he focused on building stronger business and educational ties between the US and Indonesia\, while also developing cooperation to help Indonesia reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In 2009\, he was nominated by President Obama to be Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia\, serving from 2009-2013\, for which he was awarded the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award. From 2006-2009\, he served concurrently as US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Prior to that\, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission in India from 2003-2006\, where he was named the worldwide DCM of the Year by the State Department. \nMost recently\, Ambassador Blake has held a wide variety of key State Department positions as well\, including Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 2001-2003\, Deputy Executive Secretary for the Department of State from 2000-2001\, and Senior Desk Officer responsible for economic and political relations with Turkey from 1998-2000. He has also served in Tunisia\, Algeria\, Egypt\, and Nigeria. \nHe is currently Chairman of the Board of the US-Indonesia Society\, and he is a member of the board of the Asia Foundation and the Bhutan Foundation. He also is on the Global Leadership Council of the World Resources Institute and the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund and helps on a pro-bono basis a number of non-profit environmental organizations working in Indonesia. \nAmbassador Blake holds a BA from Harvard College\, and an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington\, DC.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-and-security-in-southeast-asia/
LOCATION:American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190717T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190717T150000
DTSTAMP:20190621T163344Z
CREATED:20190621T155343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T163344Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. National Security
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered how climate change impacts our nation’s security? How our military adapts to more frequent and violent storms\, which threaten our bases\, homes and places of work? What kind of structural changes come with these extreme weather events? \nOur Congress and military are working tirelessly to appropriately adapt to our changing climate. The military is currently spending upwards of 8 billion dollars on repairs from Hurricane Florence and on key bases in Florida and Nebraska. On Capitol Hill\, Congress is developing legislation to ensure our crucial military bases and infrastructure are protected from extreme weather\, allowing our forces to focus on keeping America safe. \n  \nJoin the American Security Project (ASP) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on July 17th for a webinar on the real impacts of climate change on our military. \n  \nDate: July 17th\, 2019\nTime: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm\nLocation: Webinar \n  \nRSVP \n  \n  \nSpeaker Bios:\nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret)\, CEO\, American Security Project \nGeneral Cheney is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years of experience as a Marine. His career includes a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \n  \n \nElgie Holstein\, Senior Director for Strategic Planning\, EDF \nElgie Holstein coordinates strategy and policy work and represents EDF’s programs to policymakers\, supporters and the media. Elgie brings extensive career experience — having held a number of senior positions in government and the private sector — with a focus on energy\, natural resources and environmental policy. Prior to joining EDF in 2009\, he was co-director of the Department of Energy Presidential transition team. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/webinar-impacts-of-climate-change-on-u-s-national-security/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190325T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190325T153000
DTSTAMP:20190314T184319Z
CREATED:20190314T133106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190314T184319Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and National Security: Protecting the Integrity of Threat Assessments
DESCRIPTION:Please join the American Security Project\, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center\, and the Center for Climate and Security on Monday\, March 25\, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a conversation on climate change as a national security threat and the need for independent\, objective science to inform threat assessments. \nThe linkage between climate change and national security is well-established. The Department of Defense and other elements of the Intelligence Community have issued assessments identifying climate change as a national security threat since 1989\, crossing three Republican and two Democratic administrations. All of those assessments have drawn upon the findings of the US scientific community\, including\, most recently\, the National Climate Assessment\, a study which is rigorously peer-reviewed across thirteen federal agencies including the Department of Defense\, NASA\, the State Department\, the Department of Energy\, and key science agencies. \nRecent reports have suggested that the independence and objectivity of critical scientific information underpinning national security community assessments of climate-related risks could be under threat. A panel of former senior defense\, intelligence\, and other national security officials will discuss the potential implications of that and the importance of independent\, objective science to inform policy decisions. \nJoin us on Monday\, March 25\, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Atlantic Council headquarters (1030 15th Street\, NW\, 12th Floor\, Washington\, DC 20005) for what promises to be an important and thought-provoking discussion. This event is on-the-record and open to the media. \n  \nRSVP \n  \nOpening remarks by:\nJoe Bryan\nSenior Fellow\, Global Energy Center\nAtlantic Council \n  \nIntroduction to the panel: \nCaitlin Werrell\nChief Executive Officer\, The Council on Strategic Risks;\nCo-Founder\, The Center for Climate and Security \n  \nA conversation with: \nGeorge David Banks\nExecutive Vice President\nAmerican Council on Capital Formation \nAlice Hill\nResearch Fellow\nThe Hoover Institute \nVADM Dennis McGinn\, US Navy (Ret.) \nMember\, Advisory Board\nThe Center for Climate and Security \nRADM David Titley\, US Navy (Ret.) \nDirector\, Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk\, Pennsylvania State University;\nMember\, Advisory Board\, The Center for Climate and Security \n  \nModerated by: \nCaptain James C. Goudreau\, US Navy (Ret.)\nFormer Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy\, Energy \n  \nClosing remarks by: \nAndrew Holland\nChief Operating Officer\nAmerican Security Project
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-and-national-security-protecting-the-integrity-of-threat-assessments/
LOCATION:Atlantic Council\, 1030 15th St NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190306T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190306T160000
DTSTAMP:20190221T161606Z
CREATED:20190221T161606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190221T161606Z
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SUMMARY:Seattle: Climate Change and National Security Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a roundtable discussion on:  \nClimate Change and National Security\n  \nWednesday\, March 6\, 2019 \nat 3:00-4:00 p.m. \nTHE HUB SOUTH BALLROOM \nUniversity of Washington \nSeattle\, Washington \n\n  \n  \nSpeakers: \nGovernor Jay Inslee\, Washington State \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, United States Marine Corps (Ret)\, American Security Project \nAdmiral William Fallon\, United States Navy (Ret)\, American Security Project \nGovernor Christine Todd Whitman\, Chairperson\, American Security Project and former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency \n  \n  \nThe event\, which is free and open to the public\, will be moderated by UW Provost Mark Richards with opening remarks by Reşat Kasaba\, Director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. \nFollow this link for directions and parking options. \nAll are welcome! \n  \n  \nCo Sponsored by: \nHenry M. Jackson School of International Studies\, University of Washington \nHenry M. Jackson Foundation \nSeattle World Affairs Council
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/seattle-climate-change-and-national-security-event/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, HUB\, 4001 E Stevens Way NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190226T140000
DTSTAMP:20190131T185247Z
CREATED:20190130T210958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190131T185247Z
UID:65627-1551180600-1551189600@www.americansecurityproject.org
SUMMARY:National Security Impacts of Climate Change on the Military & North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:The US military recognizes the effects of climate disruption are an “accelerant of instability\,” which exacerbates security threats around the world. More frequent extreme weather events–like Hurricane Florence–as well as food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will destabilize societies especially in countries where governments are not prepared to deal with the threats. How countries respond to increased instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \nNorth Carolina is home to a number of combat units who are often the first to deploy in crisis and conflict. As we saw during Hurricane Florence\, our military families and communities are some of the first to feel the effects of climate change as US troops are deployed in response to disasters and conflicts exacerbated by climate change. Join Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo\, USS North Carolina Captain Terry Bragg USN (ret.)\, and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret.) for a discussion on how the U.S. military is preparing to deal with climate disruption and what that means for both our national and global security. \n  \nDate: Tuesday\, February 26th\, 2019 \nLocation: Ward Room\, Battleship North Carolina\n1 Battleship Rd\, Wilmington\, North Carolina 28401 \nTime: Luncheon begins at 11:30 am \n  \nRSVP \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. Following retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \n  \n \nMayor Bill Saffo is a native of Wilmington\, Saffo graduated from Hoggard High School in 1978 and went on to receive a bachelor of arts degree from UNC-Wilmington. He is a real estate agent with Seacoast Realty in Wilmington. He is a member of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Bill’s parents are first generation Greek immigrants. He loves to spend time with friends and family. Bill finds it very satisfying to serve as Mayor of his hometown. \n  \n \nCaptain Terry A. Bragg\, USN (Ret.) assumed the position as Executive Director of the Battleship North Carolina on March 30\, 2008. He is a native of Jacksonville\, NC and a graduate of Appalachian State university and the Naval Postgraduate School. He served in the Navy for 30 years. He has qualifications as a Surface Warfare Officer with sub-specialties in Financial Management\, Procurement and Anti Submarine Warfare. He started his Naval career in May 1978 and has held numerous assignments from Chief Engineer\, Combat Systems Officer\, Commanding Officer\, Commodore\, and Commander.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/north_carolina_event/
LOCATION:Battleship North Carolina\, 1 Battleship Road\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T150000
DTSTAMP:20190130T155537Z
CREATED:20190129T161143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190130T155537Z
UID:65619-1550584800-1550588400@www.americansecurityproject.org
SUMMARY:Migration and Security in the Age of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, more people were displaced from their homes worldwide than ever before\, including post-World War II. Already\, studies have linked that surge of refugees to a changing climate. As the effects of climate change worsen\, the numbers displaced could surge. \nHow will the world prepare for the anticipated influx of people on the move? What does that mean for the communities that hold them? And what security consequences could arise? \nJoin ASP on February 19th for a discussion on the future of climate change\, migration\, and security and how we can begin to build resiliency both from the ground up and top down. \n  \nLocation: American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW (Lower Level Conference Room)\, Washington\, DC \nDate: Tuesday\, February 19th\, 2019 \nTime: 2:00pm-3:00pm \n  \nRSVP \n  \nSpeakers: \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney (Ret.)\, American Security Project\, CEO \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \n  \nMajor General Muniruzzaman (Ret.) \nMajor General Muniruzzaman (Ret.) is a former career military officer who spent over 38 years on active duty. During his active duty tenure he served at various levels including the command of an artillery brigade and infantry division. General Muniruzzaman was also the head of Bangladesh artillery. He has served as military adviser to the President of Bangladesh\, and has been on the faculties of the Defense Command and Staff College and the National Defence University. General Muniruzzaman has extensive experience in UN Peace Support operations and had the distinct honour of heading the post-election UN Mission in Cambodia. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/migration-and-security-in-the-age-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:American Security Project\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180920T130000
DTSTAMP:20180918T143814Z
CREATED:20180918T143814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180918T143814Z
UID:50623-1537444800-1537448400@www.americansecurityproject.org
SUMMARY:Protecting the Homeland - The Rising Costs of Inaction on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:The US military recognizes the effects of climate disruption are an”accelerant of instability\,” which exacerbates security threats around the world. More frequent extreme weather events\, food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will destabilize societies especially in countries where governments are not prepared to deal with the threats. How countries respond to increased instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \nJoin ASP’s Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret.) for a discussion in Akron\, Ohio on how the U.S. military is preparing to deal with climate disruption and what that means for both our national and global security. \n  \nDate: September 20\, 2018\nLocation: Akron Roundtable\, Quaker Station\n135 South Broadway Street\nAkron\, OH 44308\nTime: 12:00pm\nCost: $25 per seat (lunch included) \n  \nRSVP Here\n  \nSpeaker Biography: \nBrigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nGeneral Cheney has appeared on CNN\, Fox\, BBC\, NPR\, and Sky news\, and many other stations worldwide discussing the national security implications of climate change and energy security. His television and public appearances include being on a panel with Vice President Al Gore on his 24 hours of Reality program; on AMHQ at The Weather Channel with Sam Champion; and on stage for Climate Week in New York City with Prime Minister Tony Blair\, Richard Branson\, and Secretary of State John Kerry. He has been quoted and had articles in Politico\, Foreign Affairs\, and The New York Times. In 2015 he was recognized by The Weather Channel as a member of the Climate 25 for his leadership in identifying climate change as a national and global security issue. He has spoken at the Chatham House in London\, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, and in over a dozen cities around the world on this topic. His most recent testimony (2017) was on energy security\, climate change\, and cyber in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; the House Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology; and the EPA.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/protecting-the-homeland-the-rising-costs-of-inaction-on-climate-change/
LOCATION:Quaker Station\, 135 South Broadway Street\, Akron\, OH\, 44308\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T170000
DTSTAMP:20180802T164003Z
CREATED:20180802T163444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T164003Z
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SUMMARY:Sea Level Rise & Security in South Carolina – Implications for Military and Civilian Communities
DESCRIPTION:“I’ve taken two briefs in the last eight months on what I consider our most critical vulnerability\, and that’s Parris Island\, South Carolina.” – Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps\, General Glenn Walters \nThe Center for Climate and Security’s Military Expert Panel\, including ASP Consensus Member Lieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret)\, and other senior retired flag and general officers from each of the Armed Services\, recently issued the 2nd edition of a report concluding that sea level rise risks to coastal military installations will present serious risks to the military mission\, underscoring a ‘Responsibility to Prepare.’ The report includes new information regarding military installation vulnerabilities\, including to the energy and transportation infrastructure that these installations depend on\, showing significant risks to high-value military sites – in South Carolina and across the country. The report asserts that policies for addressing climate change risks must go beyond military infrastructure resilience\, to include the resilience of surrounding civilian infrastructure\, as well as the resilience of military operations in the face of these rapid changes. \nPlease join ASP CEO Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) and the Center for Climate and Security\, in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation and the Charleston Resilience Network for a discussion about those risks\, and the opportunities in South Carolina for addressing them. Full agenda in link below. \nThe main event will take on place August 7th from 2-5:00pm\, followed by a film screening of Tidewater from 5:30-7:30pm at the The Citadel’s Holliday Alumni Center\, 69 Hagood Ave\, Charleston\, SC 29403. Parking available in the Congress Street Lot. \nTo RSVP\, send your name and affiliation to events at climateandsecurity dot org. \n  \nDate: August 7th\, 2018\nLocation: The Citadel’s Holliday Alumni Center\, Charleston\, SC\nTime: 2:00pm – 5:00pm \n  \nFor more information visit The Center for Climate and Security website here. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/sea-level-rise-security-in-south-carolina-implications-for-military-and-civilian-communities/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T130000
DTSTAMP:20180425T143001Z
CREATED:20180425T143001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180425T143001Z
UID:49976-1527163200-1527166800@www.americansecurityproject.org
SUMMARY:First to Respond: The Military in the Age of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:The US military recognizes the effects of climate disruption are an”accelerant of instability\,” which exacerbates security threats around the world. More frequent extreme weather events\, food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will destabilize societies especially in countries where governments are not prepared to deal with the threats. How countries respond to increased instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \nNorth Carolina is home to a number of combat units who are often the first to deploy in crisis and conflict. As a result\, our military families and communities will be some of the first to feel the effects of climate change as US troops are deployed in response to disasters and conflicts exacerbated by climate change. Join ASP’s Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret.) for a discussion on how the U.S. military is preparing to deal with climate disruption and what that means for both our national and global security. \nDate: May 24\, 2018\nLocation: Hilton Charlotte City Center\, Charlotte\, NC\nTime: 12:00pm\nCost: $50 WACC Member Rate; $65 Non-Member Rate; $35 TMS/Educator/Student Member Rate \n  \nRSVP Here\n  \nSpeaker Biography: \nBrigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nGeneral Cheney has appeared on CNN\, Fox\, BBC\, NPR\, and Sky news\, and many other stations worldwide discussing the national security implications of climate change and energy security. His television and public appearances include being on a panel with Vice President Al Gore on his 24 hours of Reality program; on AMHQ at The Weather Channel with Sam Champion; and on stage for Climate Week in New York City with Prime Minister Tony Blair\, Richard Branson\, and Secretary of State John Kerry. He has been quoted and had articles in Politico\, Foreign Affairs\, and The New York Times. In 2015 he was recognized by The Weather Channel as a member of the Climate 25 for his leadership in identifying climate change as a national and global security issue. He has spoken at the Chatham House in London\, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, and in over a dozen cities around the world on this topic. His most recent testimony (2017) was on energy security\, climate change\, and cyber in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; the House Committee on Science\, Space\, and Technology; and the EPA.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/first-to-respond-the-military-in-the-age-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Hilton Charlotte City Center\, 222 E. 3rd Street\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180405T203000
DTSTAMP:20180307T191104Z
CREATED:20180307T191104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180307T191104Z
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SUMMARY:National Security Impacts of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Date\nThursday\, April 5\, 2018\n\n\nTime\n7:00pm – 8:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nHannaford Hall\, University of S. Maine\, Portland\, ME\n\n\n\n  \nClimate change is a national security threat that America’s military\, intelligence community\, and nations around the world are taking seriously. From sea-level rise threatening U.S. bases internationally\, to climate change effects like extreme weather and food and water scarcity\, climate change is a disruptive force that can lead to political instability and even war. \nThis event will bring together Maine’s U.S. Senator Angus King\, who serves on both the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees\, with military and foreign policy experts from the American Security Project including Lieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret)\, for a discussion on how climate change will impact America’s national security and what measures Congress and the Defense Department will need to take to address these concerns. \nJoin us on the evening of Thursday\, April 5th from 7:00-8:30pm for this lively discussion. \nCo-sponsored by the Natural Resources Council of Maine\, American Security Project\, and the World Affairs Council of Maine. \nRSVP Here\n  \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nSenator Angus King \nKing Jr Angus \nIn January 2013\, Angus King was sworn in as Maine’s first Independent United States Senator\, filling the same seat once held by storied Maine leaders Edmund Muskie\, George Mitchell\, and Olympia Snowe. \nA strong believer in the need for greater bipartisan dialogue and relationship building\, Senator King is proud to join the long line of thoughtful\, independent leaders from the State of Maine\, and he works hard every day to bring Republicans and Democrats together to find common-sense solutions for Maine and America. He is a proven consensus-builder who “calls ‘em like he sees ‘em”\, putting civility and respect ahead of political ideology. \nSenator King is a member of the Armed Services Committee\, the Select Committee on Intelligence\, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources\, the Committee on the Budget\, and the Committee on Rules and Administration. He has made it a priority not to miss Committee hearings\, earning him praise from his colleagues and the reputation as a workhorse in the Senate. Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) once called Senator King “one of the most serious and hard-working members” of the Committee. \nIn his time in the Senate\, Senator King has worked to strengthen America’s national security\, conducted critical oversight of the nation’s Intelligence Community\, supported common-sense budget priorities that promote prosperity and reduce the national debt\, fought the national opioid and heroin epidemic\, coordinated efforts to revitalize Maine’s forest economy\, advocated for policies that contribute to cleaner\, cheaper energy and mitigate climate change\, railed against the corrosive effect of unchecked money in politics\, fought to improve access to health care\, worked to strengthen the government’s support of veterans\, and promoted increased access to critical community resources like rural broadband. \nSenator King has already achieved significant legislative victories. In 2013\, when students across America faced the financial threat of a significant increase in their student loan interest rates\, Senator King spearheaded the effort to draft and pass through both the Senate and House the compromise legislation that not only averted rate hikes\, but that also put the program on long-term stable financial footing. That hard-fought bipartisan solution\, the Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013\, has since been projected to save millions of students across the country more than $50 billion in interest payments. \nDuring the government shutdown of 2014\, Senator King worked tirelessly with a small group of moderate senators\, led by his colleague and friend Senator Susan Collins\, to formulate the action plan that eventually led to the reopening of the government. \nIn fact\, it is in small working groups like this that Senator King has focused much of his work. He co-founded the Former Governors Caucus\, which brings together the Senate’s former Governors to chart pragmatic approaches to solutions\, as well as the Senate Arctic Caucus\, which hones in on Maine and America’s growing interest in the Arctic. Senator King also tries to informally bridge the partisan divide in Washington by frequently bringing his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to his home for barbeque dinners\, where political talk is banned and the focus is getting to know one another. The bonds that are formed through these relationships often lay the foundation for successful legislation. \nSenator King also served as the 72nd Governor of Maine\, and during his two terms in the Blaine House\, he focused on economic development and job creation. Then-Governor King also achieved significant reforms in education\, mental health services\, land conservation\, environmental protection\, and the delivery of state services. He was re-elected in 1998 by one of the largest margins in Maine’s history. \nSenator King is married to Mary Herman and has four sons\, Angus III\, Duncan\, James\, and Ben\, one daughter\, Molly\, and six grandchildren. He was born in Virginia and attended Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School. In his free time\, he enjoys exploring the Maine outdoors – either on his Harley or with his family in their camper. \n  \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret) \n \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems LLC.\, a provider of aerial (drone) services and equipment. \nFollowing graduation from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM)\, he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different aircraft. During his 36-year career\, he served with the UN during the Siege of Sarajevo\, commanded the American force in the multi-national security and stability operation in East Timor\, and was the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also commanded Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (REINFORCED)\, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1\, and the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing. His last tours were in the Pentagon as head of Marine Aviation and then overseeing the Marine Corps budget. \nFollowing his return to his Tennessee family farm\, Castellaw co-founded the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute. As the former president\, he created the “SOLDIER 2 CIVILIAN” program to help veterans find jobs in precision agriculture. Active in the local community\, he is a director for the Bank of Crockett and serves with regional economic organizations. \nCastellaw\, a recognized national security expert\, is a member of the USGLC National Security Advisory Council\, lectures on National Security at UTM\, serves on several Washington\, DC based groups including the Nuclear Security Working Group (NSWG)\, the American Security Project Consensus\, and the Climate Security Working Group (CSWG). He also consults with major defense firms and a Hollywood film company. \nHis honors\, in addition to several military decorations\, include membership in the UTM Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Hall of Fame\, selection as the 1990 Marine Aviator of the Year\, and as a recipient of the 2016 R. Clayton McWhorter Innovation Award given by the Ned Ray McWherter Institute. He was awarded the Order of Timor Leste (East Timor) by Prime Minister de Araujo for his service in restoring peace and security to that country. \nCastellaw has provided commentary for various media outlets including the BBC\, El Arabia\, The Tennessean\, The Commercial Appeal\, The Knoxville News Sentinel\, The Jackson Sun\, and The Washington Times. He recently appeared in a National Geographic Network series on climate security. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-impacts-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Hannaford Hall\, University of Southern Maine\, Hannaford Hall\, University of Southern Maine\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:Preparing for the Future: Climate Change and National Security
DESCRIPTION:Date\nMonday\, March 26\, 2018\n\n\nTime\n12:00-2:00 pm\n\n\nLocation\nStern Great Room\, Dickinson College\, Carlisle\, PA\n\n\n\n  \nClimate change is a national security threat that America’s military\, intelligence community\, and nations around the world are taking seriously. From sea-level rise threatening U.S. bases internationally\, to climate change effects like extreme weather and food and water scarcity\, climate change is a disruptive force that can lead to political instability and even war. \nJoin the American Security Project’s Dr. David Titley\, Rear Admiral USN (Ret) on Monday\, March 26th\, 2018 for a lively discussion on the national security threats posed by climate change. \nCo-sponsored by Dickinson College’s Center for Sustainability Education\, Security Studies\, International Studies\, Environmental Studies\, and ROTC. \nRSVP to sustainability@dickinson.edu \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nDr. David Titley\, Rear Admiral USN (Ret). \n \nDavid Titley is a Professor of Practice in Meteorology and a Professor of International Affairs at the Pennsylvania State University. He is the founding director of Penn State’s Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk. After graduating from Penn State\, Titley served as a naval officer for 32 years and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. Dr. Titley’s career included duties as commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command\, and Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy. While serving in the Pentagon\, Dr. Titley initiated and led the U.S. Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change. After retiring from the Navy\, Dr. Titley served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Operations\, the chief operating officer position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \nIn 2017 Dr. Titley gave a TED talk on Climate Change and National Security that has been viewed over 850\,000 times. He serves on numerous advisory boards and National Academy of Science committees\, and currently chairs the National Academies of Science\, Engineering and Medicine Climate Communication Initiative committee. He received an honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/preparing-for-the-future-climate-change-and-national-security/
LOCATION:Dickinson College\, Stern Great Room\, Carlisle\, PA\, 17013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:Military Readiness in a Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 30\, 2017\n\n\nTime\n10:30am – 11:30am\n\n\nLocation\nCapitol Visitors Center\, Room 209\n\n\n\n  \nU.S. national security is based on the military’s ability to respond to a crisis at home or abroad within a moments notice. Any potential threat to that readiness is a threat to our national security. As the climate continues to change\, our bases are seeing increasing floods\, heatwaves\, and wildfires\, impacting the military’s ability to train troops and respond to threats. \nRecent regulations and legislation have begun to address the growing threat of climate change to resiliency and readiness. One amendment in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) notes that the Department of Defense must be able to plan for the impact climate change will have on “threat assessments\, resources\, and readiness; and military installations must be able to effectively prepare to mitigate climate damage in their master planning.” In the report to accompany the Senate version of the 2018 NDAA\, the committee asks that the Secretary of Defense performs a “comprehensive threat assessment” and “implementation master plan” by March 1\, 2018. These are just a few examples of the regulations and legislation designed to protect our national security and build resiliency in the face of a changing climate. \nJoin us on November 30th\, 2017 at 10:30am as we discuss the range of security threats posed by climate change\, whether these regulations may ease those threats\, and how we can build further resiliency and security into the future. \n \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nBrigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) \n \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP). \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he was also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board and the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \n  \nLieutenant General Don Kerrick\, USA (Ret) \n \nLieutenant General Don Kerrick served in the United States Army for 30 years and retired as a three-star General. At retirement\, he was serving in the White House as the Deputy National Security Advisor to the President of the United States. He managed the nation’s deputies committee and was responsible for developing\, implementing\, and managing United States foreign and national security policies. \nFor five years after leaving the military\, Don Kerrick served as Vice President\, General Dynamics Advanced Information systems. Subsequently\, he is the Managing Director of Kerrick Consulting providing consulting services for select defense and intelligence clients. He serves on the Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board and is a Florida Southern College Trustee. \nDon Kerrick served\, by Presidential Appointment\, as a principal negotiator on the United States Balkans Peace Delegation that negotiated an agreement ending the Bosnian War. Later\, he was appointed by the President to serve on the Steering Committee for the Protection of the United States Critical Infrastructure and developed the blueprint for the structure and procedures designed to protect national critical infrastructure. \nOther significant military assignments include: Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chief of Staff/Staff Director\, the National Security Council\, The White House; Director of Operations\, Defense Intelligence Agency; the Army Staff\, Commander 701st Military Intelligence Brigade and Field Station Augsburg\, Germany; and Commander 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation)\, Korea. Additionally\, he is a rated pilot in both rotary and fixed wing aircraft and is a multi-engine instructor pilot. \nDon Kerrick holds a Masters degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelors degree and honorary Doctor of Diplomacy from Florida Southern College. \n  \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret) \n \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems LLC.\, a provider of aerial (drone) services and equipment. \nFollowing graduation from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM)\, he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different aircraft. During his 36-year career\, he served with the UN during the Siege of Sarajevo\, commanded the American force in the multi-national security and stability operation in East Timor\, and was the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also commanded Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (REINFORCED)\, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1\, and the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing. His last tours were in the Pentagon as head of Marine Aviation and then overseeing the Marine Corps budget. \nFollowing his return to his Tennessee family farm\, Castellaw co-founded the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute. As the former president\, he created the “SOLDIER 2 CIVILIAN” program to help veterans find jobs in precision agriculture. Active in the local community\, he is a director for the Bank of Crockett and serves with regional economic organizations. \nCastellaw\, a recognized national security expert\, is a member of the USGLC National Security Advisory Council\, lectures on National Security at UTM\, serves on several Washington\, DC based groups including the Nuclear Security Working Group (NSWG)\, the American Security Project Consensus\, and the Climate Security Working Group (CSWG). He also consults with major defense firms and a Hollywood film company. \nHis honors\, in addition to several military decorations\, include membership in the UTM Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Hall of Fame\, selection as the 1990 Marine Aviator of the Year\, and as a recipient of the 2016 R. Clayton McWhorter Innovation Award given by the Ned Ray McWherter Institute. He was awarded the Order of Timor Leste (East Timor) by Prime Minister de Araujo for his service in restoring peace and security to that country. \nCastellaw has provided commentary for various media outlets including the BBC\, El Arabia\, The Tennessean\, The Commercial Appeal\, The Knoxville News Sentinel\, The Jackson Sun\, and The Washington Times. He recently appeared in a National Geographic Network series on climate security. \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/military-readiness-in-a-changing-world/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:Resource Resiliency for National Security in a Changing Environment
DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 9\, 2017\n\n\nTime\n1:00pm – 3:00pm MST\n\n\nLocation\nArizona State University\, ISTB-4 \n781 Terrace Rd \nTempe\, AZ 85281\n\n\n\n  \nJoin us for a discussion with Lieutenant General Norman Seip USAF (Ret.)\, and our distinguished panel of experts on how energy security and climate resiliency impacts our national and global security\, why this matters to the military\, and why this should matter to the business community and citizens in Arizona. \nThe impacts of climate and energy insecurity are far reaching and the consequences will continue to create some serious challenges in the future for Arizona\, the nation\, and the world. The US Department of Defense (DOD) has long recognized that these issues have a significant impact on\, and are a threat to\, our national security and global stability. The military is faced with both the challenge of securing energy for reliable and sustainable operational capacity for bases in the United States\, and operational effectiveness in the forward operating bases that are often in remote and austere environments. \nThe challenge of ensuring a global energy system that delivers the services humans need while also not doing serious damage to the environment is a quintessential wicked problem —involving complex interdependencies and/or conflicting objectives where there may be no evident solutions. The military also has the more pressing task of ensuring their energy systems provide unimpeded continuity of operations and do not inhibit their mission effectiveness. Numerous technologies and approaches such as renewable energy\, microgrids\, on-site battery storage\, and energy efficiency measures have already shown great promise in providing operationally effective\, reliable\, and clean sources of energy for military missions at home and overseas. \nThe keynote presentation and moderated panel will address these key issues\, why they matter to you\, and to discuss what the military\, research institutions\, businesses\, and others are doing to address these critical issues. \nClick to RSVP \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nLieutenant General Norman R. Seip\, USAF (Ret) \nLieutenant General Norman R. Seip\, USAF (Ret) served in the Air Force for 35 years. His last assignment was Commander of 12th Air Force\, (Air Forces Southern)\, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base\, Ariz. comprised of seven active-duty wings and two direct-reporting units in the Western and Midwestern United States. The fighter and bomber wings under his command possessed over 400 aircraft and had more than 33\,000 active-duty military and civilian assigned personnel. He was a command pilot with more than 4\,500 flying hours\, primarily in fighter aircraft and has flown in support of numerous military operations and contingencies around the world. \n  \n  \nThe Honorable Sharon Burke – Senior Advisor\, International Security Program and Resource Security Program at New America \nThe Honorable Sharon E. Burke is a senior advisor to New America\, where she focuses on international security and a new program\, Resource Security\, which examines the intersection of security\, prosperity\, and natural resources. Before joining New America\, Burke served in the Obama Administration as the assistant secretary of defense for operational energy\, a new office that worked to improve the energy security of U.S. military operations. Prior to her service at DoD\, Burke held a number of senior U.S. government positions\, including at the Department of State in the George W. Bush Administration\, and was a vice president and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She attended Williams College and Columbia University\, where she was a Zuckerman and International fellow at the School of International and Public Affairs. She serves as an advisor to Oak Ridge National Laboratory\, the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Decarbonizing Energy\, and the Pew Project on National Security\, Energy\, and Climate. \nDr. Nadya Bliss – Director of the Global Security Initiative at Arizona State University \nDr. Gary Dirks – Director of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University \nDr. Wesley Herche (panel moderator) – Global Security Initiative at Arizona State University \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/resource-resiliency-for-national-security-in-a-changing-environment/
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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SUMMARY:Clean Energy: Bolstering our National Security at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:Date\nSeptember 19\, 2017\n\n\nTime\n5:00pm – 6:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nCredit Suisse\, 1 Madison Avenue\, New York\, NY\n\n\n\n  \nWhile the military clearly recognizes the threat of climate change to our national and global security\, they are also one of the largest users of fossil fuel in the world. These concerns\, combined with the vulnerability of bases relying on vulnerable electric grids and the tactical exposure associated with transporting fuel into battle\, have spurred the military to shift to more secure forms of energy. Whether its massive solar arrays on bases\, distributed microgrids\, or better batteries\, the military is leading the way on innovation and deployment of advanced energy. \nJoin us for a discussion with Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (ret.)\, Lieutenant General Norman Seip\, USAF (ret.)\, and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret.) on why this matters to the military\, what they are already doing in the clean energy space\, and what they’re planning for the future. \n  \n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (ret.) \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for thirty-five years prior to his retirement in 2000. His last active duty assignment was Inspector General of the Department of the Navy where\, together with his Marine Deputy\, he was responsible for the Department’s overall inspection program and its assessments of readiness\, training\, and quality of service. \nServing in the Surface Navy in a variety of theaters\, Admiral Gunn rose through the cruiser/destroyer force to command the Frigate USS Barbey\, then command of the Navy’s antisubmarine warfare tactical and technical evaluation Destroyer squadron\, DESRON 31. He later commanded Amphibious Group Three\, comprising 19 ships\, 12 other\, separate commands\, and 16\,000 Sailors and Marines. As Commander of PHIBGRU THREE he served (in addition to many other duties) as the Combined Naval Forces Commander\, and Deputy Task Force Commander of Combined Task Force United Shield. Task Force United Shield conducted the final withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping forces from Somalia in February and March of 1995. United Shield was\, and still is\, the only amphibious withdrawal operation under fire conducted since the Korean War. \nAdmiral Gunn’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal\, the Defense Superior Service Medal\, six Legions of Merit\, two Meritorious Service Medals\, the Navy Commendation Medal (with Combat Distinguishing Device)\, the Navy Achievement Medal\, the Combat Action Ribbon\, and numerous theater and service awards. \nImmediately after concluding his active duty career\, Admiral Gunn was asked by the Chief of Naval Operations to lead the Executive Review of Navy Training. The nine-month Review was conducted by a senior team of experts in a variety of disciplines from the uniformed Navy\, the corps of Department of the Navy Civilians\, and the business and education communities. The recommendations of the Review continue to be implemented by the Navy\, bringing about a revolution in training and learning for Navy men and women. \nAdmiral Gunn has extensive experience with and substantial accomplishments in the areas of manpower\, personnel and training. He served in eight assignments in those areas during his career. During his last manpower assignment (as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel\, and Commander\, Navy Personnel Command) he played a key role in redesigning the Navy’s manpower and personnel establishment and orchestrated the transfer of the Navy’s Personnel Command from Arlington\, Virginia to Millington\, Tennessee. Relations he developed with the Congressional delegations and the business and academic communities were key to the success of this BRAC–directed move. \n  \nLieutenant General Norman Seip\, USAF (Ret) \nLieutenant General Norman R. Seip\, USAF (Ret) served in the Air Force for 35 years. His last assignment was Commander of 12th Air Force\, comprised of seven active-duty wings and two direct-reporting units in the Western and Midwestern United States. The fighter and bomber wings under his command possessed over 400 aircraft and had more than 33\,000 active-duty military and civilian assigned personnel. He was a command pilot with more than 4\,500 flying hours\, primarily in fighter aircraft and has flown in support of numerous military operations and contingencies around the world. \nHe is an independent consultant focused on defense and national security related matters. He is a Senior Mentor for the Air Force and also serves\, pro bono\, as the Chairman of the Board\, Council for a Strong America; Military Advisory Board\, Truman National Security Project; National Security Advisory Council\, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition; and International Advisory Board\, 911 Fund. \n  \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \n  \nIn Partnership with: Foreign Policy Association\nA Climate Week NYC Affiliated Event \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/clean-energy-bolstering-our-national-security-at-home-and-abroad/
LOCATION:Credit Suisse\, 1 Madison Ave\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change
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SUMMARY:Emerging Global Threats: Effects of Climate Change on US Military Operations at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:Date\nAugust 23\, 2017\n\n\nTime\n7:00pm – 8:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nNC Museum of Natural Science\, 11 West Jones Street\, WRAL 3D Theater\, Raleigh\, NC\n\n\n\n  \nThe US military recognizes the effects of climate disruption are an “accelerant of instability\,” which exacerbates security threats around the world. More frequent extreme weather events\, food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will destabilize societies especially in countries where governments are not prepared to deal with the threats. How countries respond to increased instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \nNorth Carolina is home to a number of combat units who are often the first to deploy in crisis and conflict. As a result\, our military families and communities will be some of the first to feel the effects of climate change as US troops are deployed in response to disasters and conflicts exacerbated by climate change. \nJoin Dr. David W Titley Rear Admiral USN (ret)\, and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney USMC (ret) for a discussion moderated by WRAL’s Greg Fishel on how the U.S. military is preparing to deal with climate disruption and what that means for both our national and global security. \nClick to RSVP\n  \nLink to the LiveStream\n  \nSpeaker Biographies: \nDr. David W Titley Rear Admiral USN (ret) \nDr. Titley is a nationally known expert in the field of climate\, the Arctic\, and National Security. He served as a naval officer for 32 years and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. Dr. Titley’s career included duties as Commander\, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command\, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy\, and Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance. While serving in the Pentagon\, Dr. Titley initiated and led the US Navy’s Task Force on Climate Change. After retiring from the Navy\, Dr. Titley served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Operations\, the Chief Operating Officer position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \nDr. Titley has spoken across the country and throughout the world on the importance of climate change as it relates to National Security. The Department of Defense requested he present on their behalf at both Congressional Hearings and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings from 2009 to 2011. \nDr. Titley is a member of the Hoover Institution’s Arctic Security Initiative\, and serves on the Advisory Boards of the Center for Climate and Security\, the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions\, and the Association of Climate Change Officers. He is a member of the National Academies of Science committee on Geoengineering and the Center for Naval Analysis’ Military Advisory Board. \nIn 2009 Dr. Titley was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and in 2011 was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of Alaska\, Fairbanks. \n  \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret) \nBGen Stephen Cheney USMC(Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Security Project (ASP) and a member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board. \nHe is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has over 30 years experience as a Marine. His career included a wide variety of command and staff positions with the operating forces and the supporting establishment. Gen. Cheney’s primary specialty was artillery\, but he focused extensively on entry-level training\, commanding at every echelon at both Marine Corps Recruit Depots\, to include being the Commanding General at Parris Island. He served several years in Japan and has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and Asia. \nOther selected highlights of Gen. Cheney’s military career include tours as Deputy Executive Secretary to Defense Secretaries Cheney and Aspin; ground plans officer for Drug Enforcement Policy in the Pentagon; liaison to the Congressional Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces; and Inspector General of the Marine Corps. \nFollowing retirement from the Marines\, Gen. Cheney became the Chief Operating Officer for Business Executives for National Security (BENS)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, and most recently was President/CEO of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen\, Texas. \nGen. Cheney is a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College\, the National War College\, and the University of Southern California. He was a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he is a member. Additionally\, he is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board. \nGen. Cheney has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \n  \nGreg Fishel \nGreg Fishel is the Chief Meteorologist at WRAL TV in Raleigh\, NC. He launched his own quest to highlight what the science says about climate change. He won the 1985 American Meteorological Society award for broadcast excellence for reporting a March 1984 tornado; American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval for television and radio; member of broadcast board of the American Meteorological Society; chairperson of AMS Broadcast Board Committee to develop 100-question exam for new Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Program; member of Advisory Commissions for North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the state Climate Office of North Carolina; first certified broadcast meteorologist in the United States; recipient of Emmy from Midsouth Region of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for hurricane special in 2000; one of six recipients of Special Award from American Meteorological Society in 2006. \n  \nIn Partnership with: Institute for Homeland Security Solutions
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/emerging-global-threats-effects-of-climate-change-on-us-military-operations-at-home-and-abroad/
LOCATION:NC Museum of Natural Sciences\, 11 West Jones Street\, WRAL 3D Theater \, Raleigh
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T140000
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SUMMARY:Hill Briefing: Climate Change and the Risks to National Security
DESCRIPTION:  \nA full recap of the event is available here. \n  \nOn April 27th\, senior national security experts Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn\, USN (Ret.)\, Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, and Brigadier General David McGinnis\, USA (Ret.) will discuss military planning for climate change and how Congress can support the Department of Defense in preparing for a changing climate. \nOur military prepares for a range of threats to America’s national security: from state-to-state wars to terrorism\, disaster response to stability operations. Climate change\, by changing the environment in which the military operates\, will affect all aspects of the military’s planning. As Secretary of Defense James Mattis recently affirmed\, the military knows that preparation and risk management are appropriate measures to reducing threats. \n  \nJoin ASP and the Center for Climate and Security on April 27th at 1:00PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. \nRSVP to ebabson@americansecurityproject.org. \n \n  \n  \nAbout the American Security Project\nThe American Security Project (ASP) is a nonpartisan education institute founded by a bipartisan group of national security leaders dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding the full range of threats and opportunities that our country faces. ASP provides a vision for the future of promotes debate about the appropriate use of American power\, cultivates strategic responses to 21st century challenges. \n  \nAbout the Center for Climate and Security\nThe Center for Climate and Security (CCS)\, a non-partisan policy institute with a distinguished Advisory Board of military\, security and foreign policy experts\, envisions a climate-resilient international security landscape. This is a world which recognizes that climate change threats to national and international security are significant and unprecedented\, and acts to address those threats in a manner that is commensurate to their scale\, consequence and probability. To further this goal\, CCS facilitates policy development processes and dialogues\, provides analysis\, conducts research\, and acts as a resource hub in the climate and security field.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hill-briefing-climate-change-and-the-risks-to-national-security/
LOCATION:Dirksen Senate Building\, Dirksen Senate Building\, Washington\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170209T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170209T191500
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SUMMARY:ASP in Chicago: Climate Change and Global Security
DESCRIPTION:Date:\n\n\nFebruary 9\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime:\n\n\n6:00 PM – 7:15 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation:\n\n\nChicago Council on Global Affairs  \n130 East Randolph Street\nChicago\, IL\n\n\n\n\n  \nIn 2006\, Syria suffered its worst drought in 900 years which experts cited as a contributing factor to the social unrest and riots preceding the current civil war. Global “hot spots” – where tensions are high due to overpopulation\, resource scarcity\, weak governance\, underdevelopment\, and other causes – are especially susceptible to the destabilizing effects changes in climate can prompt. Manmade or not\, governments\, militaries\, and corporations are taking climate change into account when developing operational strategies – and predicting future needs. What countries are most at risk for climate-induced destabilization and what will that mean for geopolitical alliances? \nJoin ASP CEO\, BGen. Stephen Cheney\, and Associate Professor\, Department of Geophysical Science\, University of Chicago\, Dr. Elisabeth Moyer for an in-depth discussion on this highly relevant and critical issue. \n  \nRSVP for the event \nDoors open at 5:30 PM \nDiscussion 6:00 to 7:15 PM. \nPlease arrive by 5:45 PM for registration. \n  \n  \nAbout the Speakers: \n \nBGen. Stephen Cheney\, CEO of the American Security Project \n \nDr. Elisabeth Moyer\, Associate Professor\, Department of Geophysical Science\, University of Chicago \n  \nModerated by: \n \nKaren Weigert\, Senior Fellow\, Global Cities\, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-and-global-security/
LOCATION:Chicago Council on Global Affairs Conference Center\, 130 East Randolph Street\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170124T130000
DTSTAMP:20170111T203056Z
CREATED:20170111T203056Z
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SUMMARY:Key Issues and Emerging Threats: An Off-the-Record Conversation on the Hill
DESCRIPTION:American Security Project\, founded eleven years ago as a nonpartisan national security research and education organization devoted to forging consensus on America’s long-term national security. Our bipartisan board of Republicans\, Democrats\, retired military flag officers\, and business leaders places us in a unique position to talk to both sides of the political aisle. The ASP network includes more than 200 fellows including senior national security leaders\, policy makers\, academic experts\, and private sector stakeholders with unique expertise on a broad range security issues. Widely respected for our fact-based analysis in the face of an ever-changing world landscape\, ASP provides meaningful\, thorough\, and non-partisan insight into the immediate and long-term impacts of world events. \n  \nJoin members of American Security Project’s Board of Directors on Tuesday\, January 24th for an off-the-record lunch briefing on key security issues and emerging threats for Members of Congress and select staff. Topics will include the US-Russia relationship\, trade policy\, national security strategy\, and US-China relations. \nRequest an Invitation  \nevents@americansecurityproject.org
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hillbrief24jan/
LOCATION:Rayburn House Building
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Cuba Engagement,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161213T153000
DTSTAMP:20161121T163617Z
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SUMMARY:Organizational Resilience in the Era of Man-made Risk: A Book Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Date\n\n\nDecember 13\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n2:30pm – 3:30 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\nAmerican Security Project\, \n1100 New York Avenue NW\nSuite 710 West\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nThe agile risk manager is part sociologist\, anthropologist\, psychologist\, and quant. Risk agility implies not treating risk as a cost of doing business\, but as a catalyst for growth. Once mighty organizations can be brought to their knees\, and even their demise\, by simple miscalculations or a failure to just do the right thing. The reader is offered deep insights into specific risk domains that are shaping our world — including terrorism\, cyber risk\, climate change\, and economic resource nationalism — as well as a frame of reference from which to think about risk management and decision making in our increasingly complicated world. \nJoin Daniel Wagner and Dante Disparte\, authors of Global Risk Agility and Decision Making\, on December 13th as they make a compelling case for the need to bring traditional approaches to risk management and decision making into the twenty-first century. \n  \nLight refreshments will be served from 2:00pm – 2:30pm. \nDiscussion 2:30 to 3:30 pm. \nPlease arrive by 2:15pm for registration. \n \nAbout the Book: \nSet against the era of man-made risk\, where transnational terrorism\, cyber risk\, and climate change are making traditional risk models increasingly obsolete\, Wagner and Disparte argue that remaining passively on the side-lines of the global economy is dangerous\, and that understanding and actively engaging the world is central to achieving risk agility. Their definition of risk agility taps into the survival and risk-taking instincts of the entrepreneur while establishing an organizational imperative focused on collective survival. \nAbout the Authors \nDaniel Wagner is Managing Director of Risk Solutions at Risk Cooperative. He was previously CEO of Country Risk Solutions — a cross-border risk advisory firm he founded — and Senior Vice President of Country Risk at GE Energy Financial Services. \nDante A. Disparte is the founder and CEO of Risk Cooperative\, a strategy\, risk and capital management firm focusing on mid-market opportunities\, market expansion and equity investments on a global scale. He is Chariperson of the Business Council for American Security. Prior to founding Risk Cooperative\, Disparte was the Managing Director of Clements Worldwide and Managing Director of Land Rover’s operations in 32 Sub Saharan African markets. \nModerated by BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/manmaderisk/
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161201T210000
DTSTAMP:20161128T214848Z
CREATED:20161128T214848Z
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SUMMARY:London Event: Security and Climate Change: Are we Living in 'The Age of Consequences'?
DESCRIPTION:Date\n\n\nDecember 1\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n7:00pm – 9:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\nChatham House\, London\n\n\n\n\n  \nTo join the event\, please register here. \n  \nThe US Department of Defense regards climate change as an ‘accelerant of instability and conflict’. A former head of the US Pacific Command described it as the most significant long-term security threat in his region. US federal agencies have recently been mandated to fully consider the impacts of climate change in the development of national security policy. This step-change in the US approach reflects the Pentagon’s conclusion that climate impacts are a ‘threat multiplier’ for security concerns – not just for the future – but which pose ‘an immediate risk to national security’. \nA new documentary from the US\, The Age of Consequences\, explores the links between climate change and security\, including in current events in Syria\, Egypt\, the Sahel and Bangladesh. Our high-level panel will reflect on key sections from the documentary\, which will be screened during the event\, and explore whether security strategists\, militaries and policy-makers in nations other than the US are fully cognisant of the risks posed by a changing climate\, and whether they are ready to anticipate and respond to its potentially destabilizing effects. \nThe panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A. \n \nSpeakers include: \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, CEO of the American Seurity Project and member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board\nMajor General Munir Muniruzzaman\, President and CEO\, Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies; Former Military Advisor to the President of Bangladesh\nRear Admiral Neil Morisetti\, Director of Strategy\, UK Department of Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Public Policy; University College London; Former UK Government Climate and Energy Security Envoy\nDr Patricia Lewis\, Research Director\, International Security\, Chatham House \nChair: Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin MP\, Former UK Cabinet Office Minister
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/london-event-security-and-climate-change-are-we-living-in-the-age-of-consequences/
LOCATION:Chatham House\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161130T173000
DTSTAMP:20161128T213437Z
CREATED:20161128T213437Z
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SUMMARY:Brussels Event: Climate Change: Are We Living in The Age of Consequences?
DESCRIPTION:Date\n\n\nNovember 28\, 2016\n\n\n\n\nTime\n\n\n4:00pm – 5:30 PM\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n European Climate Foundation\, Rue de la Science 23\, 1040 Brussels\n\n\n\n\n  \nTo join the event\, please register here. \n  \nEurope is approaching a critical juncture. New security challenges from extremism to migration require a clear understanding of the causes and consequences of new societal patterns emerging. EU President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2015 highlighted the influence of climate change on recent migration waves\, and the US Department of Defense regards climate change as an ‘accelerant of instability and conflict’. \nA new powerful documentary from the US\, The Age of Consequences\, explores the links between climate change and security\, including in current events in Syria\, Egypt\, the Sahel and Bangladesh. \nThe American Security Project Project would like to invite you to a preview screening of the documentary followed by a panel discussion\, during which our high-level panel will reflect on key sections from the documentary and explore whether security strategists\, militaries and policymakers in nations other than the US are fully cognisant of the risks posed by a changing climate\, and whether they are ready to anticipate and respond to its potentially destablising effects. \n \nSpeakers include: \nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney\, CEO of the American Seurity Project and member of the Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board \nPascal Delisle\, Adviser for Climate Change at the European Commission External Action Service
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/brussels-event-climate-change-are-we-living-in-the-age-of-consequences/
LOCATION:European Climate Foundation\, Rue de la Science 23\, 1040\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161013T164500
DTSTAMP:20161012T171203Z
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SUMMARY:ASP and Lloyd's - Cities in the Crosshairs: The Case for Investing in Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Date\nOctober 13\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:45pm\, Cocktail Reception to Follow\n\n\nLocation\nCarnegie Hall\, 881 Seventh Avenue\, New York\, NY\n\n\n\n  \n  \nOn September 3\, 2015 Lloyd’s launched the City Risk Index\, the first ever analysis of economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The index includes: cyber-attack; terrorism; flood\, freeze\, heat\, and other climate security risks; and market crash\, among others. \nASP and Lloyd’s explored the implications of the Index at the ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resiliency in February 2016\, and the conversation continues this fall. \nIn an increasingly volatile world beset by man-made and natural emerging risks\, the case for business and political leaders to build a more resilient future continues to grow. \nJoin American Security Project and Lloyd’s on October 13th in New York City in conversation and collaboration\, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss how innovative partnerships can and should build greater resilience at the city level. \nSpace is limited. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \nIn Partnership with:\n  \n \n  \nDue to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP \n \n  \n\n  \nConference Agenda\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Networking and Lunch \n  \n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: A Global Risk Redux \nA sweeping review of the global risk landscape and the long range implications of the unprecedented change the world is facing. Learn what keeps senior business and policy leaders awake at night as they share their views on the forces shaping our future and the imperatives to build resilience into our present thinking. \nSpeakers:  \nGov. Christine Todd Whitman\, ASP Chairperson  \nInga Beale\, CEO of Lloyd’s  \nKathleen Hamm\, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO of Risk Cooperative \n  \n2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Networking Session/Break \n  \n2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Resilient Collaboration \nWhile the call to action on addressing complex risk grows in volume\, best practice approaches and models for collaboration remain perilously distant. This panel brings together key practitioners and leaders from multiple sectors\, each sharing their views on building market-oriented public-private solutions for building resilience at the city\, state\, national\, and international levels. \nSpeakers:  \nLtGen. John G. Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) ASP Board Member \nChief Daniel Linskey\, former Superintendent-in-Chief of Boston Police Department  \nFielding L. Norton III\, Deputy Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of XL Catlin \nOmmeed Sathe\, Vice President of Impact Investments for Prudential \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) CEO of ASP \n  \n3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Networking Session/Break \n  \n3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: A Resilient City – New York’s Perspective \nThe iconic global city of New York is at once a financial capital and home to more than 8.4 million people. The people of New York\, its businesses and public leaders have an uncanny ability to bounce back as evidenced by their responses to the tragic terrorist attacks on September 11\, 2001\, Super Storm Sandy\, a massive black out in 2003\, and others. This spring-like effect is a measure of New York’s resilience\, and the subject of the final panel exploring what other cities can learn from New York’s experience. \nSpeakers Include:  \nDan Zarrilli\, New York’s Chief Resilience Officer and Senior Director\, Climate Policy and Programs \nMeghann Teubner\, Director of Counterintelligence Analysis\, NYPD \nGlenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director of Lloyd’s  \n  \n4:30 PM – 4:45 PM: Closing Remarks \n  \n5:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception \n  \nAdditional Resources\nASP and Lloyd’s City Risk Forum \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Understanding the City Risk Index \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Featured Speaker\, Hon. Alice Hill \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Featured Speaker\, Gov. Tom Ridge \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: Emerging Risks \nASP and Lloyd’s Risk Forum: How to Build Resiliency \n  \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \nImage Credit: Flickr User: Shankbone
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asprisknyc/
LOCATION:Carnegie Hall\, 881 Seventh Avenue\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Featured Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160615T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160615T133000
DTSTAMP:20160603T163244Z
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SUMMARY:Arctic Strategy: One Year into the U.S. Leadership of the Arctic Council
DESCRIPTION:Date\nJune 15\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nAmerican Security Project – 1100 New York Ave.\, 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington DC 20005\n\n\n\n  \nThe Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on earth\, opening a new sea to humanity. America is an Arctic nation\, a notion that Americans too often forget. This gives America a leading role in determining whether the 21st Century opening of the Arctic will happen peacefully and sustainably\, or whether it will be characterized by conflict and exploitation. \nJoin the American Security Project and The Arctic Institute for Circumpolar Studies for a panel discussion on “Arctic Strategy: One Year into the U.S. Leadership of the Arctic Council” \nWe can build a peaceful and prosperous Arctic\, but American leadership is necessary. The Department of State’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) will soon publish a report on American policy in the region. BGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (ret)\, the CEO of the American Security Project and a member of the ISAB will discuss the report and America’s emerging Arctic strategy. \nThe panel will reflect on the first year of U.S. Leadership of the Arctic Council and discuss how to build a region that is at peace\, is sustainable\, and provides economic opportunity to its inhabitants. \nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm. \nPlease arrive at 12:00pm for registration. \n \n  \n  \n  \nSpeakers \nBGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of American Security Project and member of the Foreign Affairs Policy Board and International Security Advisory Board. \nSeth Myers\, Fellow at the Arctic Institute\, will discuss developments in and the implications of regional security considerations\, including non-Arctic state engagement in the region. \nCapt. Erik Bøe\, RNoN\, Assistant Defense and Naval Attache at the Royal Norwegian Embassy will offer perspective on Norway’s long interest in Arctic affairs. \nVictoria Herrmann\, Managing Director of The Arctic Institute will introduce the event. \n  \nModerator \nAndrew Holland\, Director of Studies for the American Security Project\, who has testified before the House Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Eurasia and Emerging Threats about U.S. Arctic Strategy\, will moderate. \n  \n  \nSelected Additional Resources \nUS Withdrawal from Arctic Drilling Cedes Leadership \nIceland\, Like All Arctic Nations\, is Drilling for Oil \nThe Arctic at the Center of World Affairs \nEnergy Challenges Mean the US Must Strengthen its Arctic Engagement \nAmerica’s Role in the Arctic: Opportunity in Securing the High North \nAndrew Holland Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs on Arctic \n\nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/arctic-strategy-one-year-into-the-u-s-leadership-of-the-arctic-council/
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T163000
DTSTAMP:20170215T160001Z
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SUMMARY:Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Due to limited space guests will need to request an RSVP\n \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nFebruary 17\, 2016\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 4:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nArnold & Porter LLP\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, 11th Floor\, Washington DC 20001\n\n\n\n  \nOn September 3\, 2015 Lloyd’s launched the City Risk Index\, the first ever analysis of economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The index includes: cyber-attack; terrorism; flood\, freeze\, heat\, and other climate security risks; and market crash\, among others. \nThe Index aims to help build understanding and shape the world’s response to the shifting risk landscape by stimulating discussions between insurers\, governments and businesses on the need to improve resilience to these threats. \n \nOn Wednesday\, February 17th\, American Security Project will host Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience in partnership with Lloyd’s\, JLT\, and Risk Cooperative. This is an invitation-only opportunity for policymakers\, business leaders and regulators to introduce the findings of the City Risk Index and share best practices and insights on risk assessment\, mitigation\, adaptation and transfer to help U.S. cities and institutions build greater resilience \nDownload an executive summary of the City Risk Index here. \nFollow the conversation with #ASPRisk \n. \nConference Agenda\n12:00 – 12:30 Guest Arrival – Bridge Building Session/Lunch \n12:30 – 12:40 General Cheney / Dante Disparte / Glenn Dorr Welcome \n12:40 – 1:00 Featured Speaker 1: Judge Alice Hill\, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy at National Security Council\, White House. Introduction: Andrew Holland\, Director of Studies- ASP \n1:00 – 2:00 Risk & Resiliency: Understanding the City Risk Index \n“Understanding the City Risk Index” will explore Lloyd’s GDP@Risk metric alongside complementary initiatives including NDGain\, Rockefeller Foundation’s Resilient Cities project\, and Lloyd’s previous Climate Risk Index. The discussion will examine how these programs can be used to change the dialogue around risk and resiliency\, and build concrete solutions. \nPanelists: Meghan Doherty\, Project Manager Urban Adaptation Assessment\, ND-GAIN; Tommy Wells\, DC City Council; David Flandro\, Global Head of Analytics\, JLT; Dr. Nancy Kete\, Managing Director of Rockefeller Foundation \nModerator: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder\, Risk Cooperative\, Chairperson BCAS \n2:00 – 2:15 Featured Speaker 2: Governor Tom Ridge “Emerging Risks and Pathways to Resilience.” Introduction: Dante Disparte\, CEO and Founder- Risk Cooperative \n2:15 – 3:15 Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities \n“Emerging Risks: Impacts and Opportunities” will offer a multi-disciplinary conversation among leading experts across policy\, the military\, and the private sector for a discussion of adaptation and impacts of specific risk domains including climate change\, cyber risk\, terrorism\, and pandemic. \nPanelists: LtGen. Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\, ASP Board Member; Gov. Tom Ridge\, Fmr Gov. PA\, Secretary of Homeland Security; Daniel Wagner\, CEO\, Country Risk Solutions; Brad Kieserman\, VP of Disaster Operations & Logistics\, Red Cross \nModerator: Glenn Dorr\, Northeast Regional Director\, Lloyd’s \n3:15 – 3:30 Bridge Building / Break \n3:30 – 4:30 The Way Forward: How to Build Resiliency \nA cross-sector dialogue\, “The Way Forward: Solutions for Progress” will examine best practices to build comprehensive resiliency through public and private collaboration.  Financing for building resilient cities and exploring long range implications for policy\, city leaders and the private sector. \nPanelists: Erwann Michel-Kerjan\, Executive Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center\, Wharton; Sean McGovern\, Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel\, Lloyd’s; Charles Rath\, President and CEO\, Resilient Solutions 21; Josh Sawislak\, Global Director of Resilience\, AECOM \nModerator: BGen. Stephen A. Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\, CEO\, ASP \n4:30 – 4:40 Glenn Dorr – Closing Remarks \n. \nTo request an invitation\, contact: \nevents@americansecurityproject.org \n. \nIn Partnership with: \n \nand \n \n \n. \nAdditional Resources:\nCities@Risk \n2016’s Unhappy New Year of Risk (co-authored with Daniel Wagner) \nDante Disparte – Chairman of the Business Council for American Security \n. \nABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT  \nThe American Security Project is a non-profit\, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues\, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power\, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information\, visit www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lloyds-and-asp-risk-forum-pathways-to-city-resilience/
LOCATION:Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001\, United States
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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