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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
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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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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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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/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Climate Security
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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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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/
LOCATION:NC
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/
LOCATION:NC
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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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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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
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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
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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/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:American Competitiveness & Economic Diplomacy,Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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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
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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
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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
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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/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:American Security & The Oceans,Climate Security,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160217T120000
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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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SUMMARY:Department of Defense Action on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Insights from the Pentagon \nand a Two Year National Tour\n\n\n\nDate\nDecember 11th\, 2015\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  \nOne year ago\, the Department of Defense released its landmark Climate Adaptation Roadmap\, which outlined the steps that all areas of the DoD must take to prepare for a changing climate. On Friday\, December 11\, ASP will host Maureen Sullivan\, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health\, responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Department’s climate change adaptation efforts. She will give an update on DoD efforts around Climate Change. \nTwo members of ASP’s Board of Directors\, Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.) and BGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will also report on what they have learned as a part of ASP’s national climate security tour\, and how important the DoD’s efforts on climate change are for national climate preparedness. \n  \nSpecial Remarks: \n\nMs. Maureen Sullivan\n\nPanel Includes:\nModerator: \n\nMr. Andrew Holland\n\nPanelists: \n\nVice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret.)\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.)\nDr. Leo Goff\n\n  \nSpeaker Biographies:\nMs. Maureen Sullivan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment\, Safety & Occupational Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy\, Installations & Environment). She is responsible for DoD’s policies and programs related to compliance with environmental laws; management of natural and cultural resources; cleanup of contaminated sites; safety & occupational health; fire and emergency services; green/sustainable buildings; installation emergency management; international environmental compliance and cleanup efforts; climate change adaptation planning; strategic sustainability planning; planning to address emerging contaminants; and international defense environmental cooperation. Ms. Sullivan is also responsible for the DoD Native American program. She oversees the Armed Forces Pest Management Board and the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. Ms. Sullivan is the Department of Defense Federal Preservation Officer and represents the Secretary of Defense on the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Ms. Sullivan is a member of the General Services Administration’s Green Building Advisory Committee. \nShe also represents the Department of Defense on the White House Climate and Natural Resources Working Group and the White House Pollinator Task Force. \nFor the past 23 years\, Ms. Sullivan has served in various leadership positions as a member of the Office of the Secretary of Defense environmental staff\, and possesses wide ranging experience in numerous DoD environmental programs to include Pollution Prevention\, Environmental Compliance\, Historic Preservation\, and the Clean Air Act. \nFrom 2013 thru 2014\, Ms. Sullivan served as the DoD member of the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force. From 2009 to 2012\, Ms. Sullivan served as the Department of Defense member of the White House Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. She served as the DoD representative to the Office of Management and Budget Interagency Panel which negotiated the final Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards in 1997. She also served as the DoD Liaison to the President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development. \nMs. Sullivan was a member of the team that authored Executive Order 13148\, “Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management\,” which President Clinton signed on April 22\, 2000. She also helped draft Executive Order 12856\, “Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements.” After President Clinton signed Executive Order 12856\, she was detailed to the Office of the Administrator\, Environmental Protection Agency\, to guide initial implementation. \nHer total DoD career spans 35 years. Prior to joining the Office of the Secretary of Defense\, she held positions with the Defense Logistics Agency in Virginia\, Michigan\, Ohio and Germany where she worked in hazardous waste management\, international environmental activities and pollution prevention. Ms. Sullivan has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2008. \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. \nGunn serves as: President of the Institute for Public Research at CNA in Alexandria\, VA. (he joined CNA in 2001); Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey\, CA; an Advisor to the Global Perspectives Initiative at the University of Central Florida; and a member and Executive Board member of the Surface Navy Association\, the professional association of more than 7000 surface warriors and supporters. He served as President of the Surface Navy Association from 2001-2006. \n \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. \nDr. Leo Goff is the program manager for CNA’s Military Advisory Board\, a group of retired three- and four-star flag and general officers from the Army\, Navy\, Air Force and Marine Corps who study pressing issues of the day to assess their impact on America’s national security. Their focus for the last several years has been on climate\, energy\, and national security. Additionally\, he is a retired Navy Captain\, having served for 30 years in submarines or working at the strategic leadership level in the Pentagon. He was the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine and a submarine tender. Since retirement in early 2011 he has held the position of president and owner of ACARYIS; a consulting company providing executive solutions\, focused on the ways in which energy and the environment impact organizational alignment and strategic direction. \nDoctor Goff holds a PhD in organizational behavior with a concentration in leadership; a Master’s degree in Public Administration; and a Master’s Degree in Executive Business Administration. He was a distinguished fellow at Maxwell School for Strategic Studies at Syracuse. He earned his commission at the United States Naval Academy\, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. \nMr. Andrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. As an expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy\, he has worked at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change for the last decade. \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. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \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/department-of-defense-action-on-climate-change/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151110T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151110T160000
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SUMMARY:Hill Briefing: Opportunities in International Climate Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:Date\nNovember 10\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n3:00pm – 4:00pm\n\n\nLocations\n121 Canon House Office Building\, Washington DC 20515\n\n\n\n  \nPlease join us in 121 Canon HOB for a discussion of the latest updates and developments in international climate policy as nations prepare for international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, set to take place in Paris\, France from November 30 – December 11\, 2015. \nPanelists will discuss key issues for the negotiations\, including national commitments to cut emissions and expand clean energy\, fairness and equity considerations\, and initiatives to build resilience in highly vulnerable countries. We’ll also explore subnational\, national\, and intergovernmental opportunities to work with private sector and civil society initiatives\, and the growing call from communities of faith for action on climate change. \nLunch refreshments will be served. \nPlease arrive by 3:00pm for registration. \nThe event will be begin promptly at 3:00pm. \nModerated by: Keya Chatterjee\, Executive Director\, U.S. Climate Action Network \nPanelists: \n\nJose Aguto\, Friends Committee on National Legislation\nHeather Coleman\, Oxfam American\nKathy Egland\, NAACP\nJake Schmidt\, Natural Resources Defense Council\n\n  \nPlease RSVP here\nSponsored By:\nAction Aid USA • American Security Project • Church World Service • Citizens for Global Solutions • Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life • Friends Committee on National Legislation • Moms Clean Air Force • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Natural Resources Defense Council • Oxfam America • Sierra Club • Sisters of Mercy • Sojourners • The Nature Conservancy • Union of Concerned Scientists • US Climate Action Network
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/hill-briefing-opportunities-in-international-climate-cooperation/
LOCATION:U.S. House of Representatives\, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151109T173000
DTSTAMP:20151030T153158Z
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SUMMARY:College of Charleston Event - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security\n\n\n\nDate\nNovember 9th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n4:00pm – 5:30pm\n\n\nLocation\nCollege of Charleston\, Stern Center Ballroom\, Charleston\, South Carolina 29424\n\n\n\nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. \nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. \nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security. \nSpeakers\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret\,) \n \nStephen Cheney 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.  His 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 his 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\, he 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. \nHe 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. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board \nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006. \nLieutenant General Norm Seip\, USAF (Ret.)\n \nLieutenant General (ret) Norman R. Seip is a member of The American Security Project (ASP)\, a nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in the 21st Century. \nLieutenant General Seip 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. \nAndrew Holland \n \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. He is a Washington-based expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy. He has over seven years of experience working at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change. \nPrior to moving into the Think Tank world\, he was a Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska from 2006 through 2008.  He also has experience working 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. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \n  \n \nEvent Sponsored by the Department of Political\, Office of Sustainability\, the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences\, and Masters and Minor Environmental Studies \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/college-of-charleston-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:College of Charleston\, 66 George St\, Charleston\, SC\, 29424\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151028T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151028T123000
DTSTAMP:20180919T135832Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change\, Diplomacy\, and National Security - A Conversation with Foreign Minister Tony de Brum\, Marshall Islands
DESCRIPTION:Date\nOctober 28\, 2015 \nTime\n12:30pm – 1:30pm \nLocations\nAmerican Security Project1100 New York Ave. NW – 7th Floor\, West Tower\, Washington\, DC 20005 \n \nIn December\, negotiators from around the world will convene in Paris to negotiate and agree to a deal to address the challenge of climate change. While most attention has been on the position of major economies like China\, Europe\, and the United States\, one group that has played a role in the negotiations far beyond the size of their populations are the Alliance of Small Island States. Their clear moral authority\, as “front-line” states of climate change\, shows how soft power can accelerate diplomacy.\nJoin ASP as we host Tony de Brum\, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He will discuss the importance of the upcoming COP in Paris and how effective climate diplomacy can still prevent the worst impacts of climate change.\nAt this event\, ASP will formally launch a new Perspective Paper – “Climate Diplomacy and American Leadership.” Copies will be available.\nLunch refreshments will be served from 12:00pm – 12:30pm.\nPlease arrive by 12:00pm for registration.\nThe event will be begin promptly at 12:30pm.\nAbout the Speaker: \nMinister Tony de Brum is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  In February 2013\, he addressed the UN Security Council on the threats posed by climate change to global security. Later that year Minister de Brum coordinated the Marshall Islands’ hosting of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting\, which produced the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership. You can follow him on twitter at: @MinisterTdB\nAdditional Resources:\nThe Global Security Defense Index on Climate Change\nClimate Security Report\nClimate Change and National Security\nThe Implications of Climate Change on the Islands of the Asia Pacific\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 http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-implications-of-climate-change-a-conversation-with-minister-tony-de-brum/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151027T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151027T133000
DTSTAMP:20151022T170022Z
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SUMMARY:Challenging Climate Change: Practical Solutions from Business\, National Security and Faith Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Luncheon Briefing\, 12 Noon – 1:30 PM \nTuesday\, October 27\, 2015 \nRayburn House Office Building\, Room B340 \nThe Friends Committee on National Legislation\, The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\, RepublicEN and the American Security Project invite you to a briefing that highlights solutions to mitigate climate change and adapt to its consequences (such as sea level rise and drought) which are already being implemented by members of the business\, national security and faith communities. \nSpeakers include: \n\nCongressman Chris Gibson (R\, NY-19)\nBrigadier General Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.)\, CEO of the American Security Project: the impacts of climate change on national security\nBrad Figel\, Vice President of Public Affairs\, North America\, Mars Inc.: why food companies want broad action\nHugh Welsh\, President & General Counsel of DSM North America: from coalmine to a sustainable global company\nHenne Schuwer\, Ambassador of the Netherlands\, Washington D.C.: proactive steps a national government is taking to address sea level rise and other uncertainties\nDiane Randall\, Executive Secretary\, Friends Committee on National Legislation: the faith community’s role in fostering bipartisan dialogue and action\nAlex Bozmoski (moderator)\, Director\, Strategy & Operations at RepublicEN\n\nQ & A to follow \nThis briefing will create awareness of the risks and opportunities that climate change offers to business\, national security\, and faith communities\, and hopes to inspire bipartisan cooperation in Congress to catalyze solutions. \nMany people find it hard to grasp the potential consequences of climate change\, or are concerned that the proposed Congressional solutions will curb economic growth. This briefing seeks to inspire action by showcasing the successful strategies and practical solutions which many sectors of society are already implementing. \nPlease RSVP to Emily Wirzba at emily@fcnl.org
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/challenging-climate-change-practical-solutions-from-business-national-security-and-faith-perspectives/
LOCATION:U.S. House of Representatives\, 2325 Rayburn House Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, 20515\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150910T130000
DTSTAMP:20150915T204513Z
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SUMMARY:COLORADO SPRINGS EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security\n\n\n\nDate\nSeptember 10th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n12:00pm – 1:00pm\n\n\nLocation\nGill Center\, E Costilla St\, Colorado Springs\, CO 80903\n\n\n\nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. \nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. \nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security. \nTo request an invitation\, please follow the button below. \n\n\nSpeakers\nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.) \nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.)\, served as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of U.S. Strategic Command before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1996 after more than three decades of active service. Gen. Jameson was responsible for directing the headquarters staff of 4\,000 men and women and participating in numerous nuclear forums with the leaders of the Russian Federation Strategic Rocket Forces. Prior to his StratCom assignment\, Gen. Jameson commanded the 14\,500 men and women of the U.S. 20th Air Force\, and was responsible for all U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles\, seven major subordinate units\, operational training\, testing\, security and readiness. Gen. Jameson also served as the Chief of Staff\, Strategic Air Command and commanded the USAF Strategic Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB\, California. There\, he directed the activities of the Air Force’s third largest base\, staffed with 10\,000 military\, civilian and contractor employees. General Jameson had numerous other nuclear related assignments including Director of Command Control\, Strategic Air Command\, 4th Air Division Commander and Commander of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing. \nSince retiring from the Air Force\, General Jameson has continued to serve in a number of private sector leadership positions. General Jameson received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Puget Sound\, an MBA in Business Management from Ohio State University\, and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business Program for Senior Executives. General Jameson graduated from the National War College and attended the Harvard University Kennedy School National Security Program for Senior Executives. \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South. \nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw 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 as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget. \nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project. \nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. \nLt Colonel Hal Bidlack\, Ph.D. (USAF\, Ret.) \nDr. Hal Bidlack has pursued a career-long goal of exploring the relationship between national security\, environmental and energy policies.\nHe served as an Associate Professor at the United States Air Force Academy [USAFA] in Colorado Springs\, where he taught for more than 17 years. He earned his Doctorate in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 1996 with a focus on American National Government and Environmental Security Issues. His dissertation titled “Swords as Plowshares: The Military’s Environmental Role” studied the relationship between military mission requirements and environmental constraints. \nDr. Bidlack received his commission as an Air Force officer in 1980 and retired from active service in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He twice served as a Director on the National Security Council at the White House\, where he helped draft briefing materials\, position papers and speeches for the President and Vice President. He served as Deputy Director of US Air Force Institute for National Security Studies\, and was an Action Officer for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks during duty at the Pentagon. His experience also includes a term as Deputy Director of Security Programs and Military Advisor for the Office of the Coordinator of US Assistance to the Former Soviet States at the US State Department\, as well as service as a Military Policeman. \nDr. Bidlack’s career since retiring from active service with the Air Force includes a run for the U.S. Congress (Democratic Party nominee)\, service as Chair of his County’s Democratic Party and an appointment by the Governor of Colorado to the Judicial Performance Review Committee\, and continuing to teach political science at USAFA as an Adjunct Professor. He also served as Program Chair for the Environmental Policy Panel at the Air Force Institute for National Security Studies. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \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/colorado-springs-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:Gill Center\, E Costilla St\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150909T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150909T090000
DTSTAMP:20150915T204408Z
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SUMMARY:DENVER EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security\n\n\n\nDate\nSeptember 9th\, 2015\n\n\nTime\n7:30am – 9:00am\n\n\nLocation\nIreland Stapleton Law Firm\, 717 17th St.\, 28th Floor\, Denver CO 80202\n\n\n\nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. \nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. \nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security. \nTo request an invitation\, please follow the button below. \n\n\nSpeakers\nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.) \n  \n  \nLt. General Dirk Jameson\, USAF (Ret.)\, served as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of U.S. Strategic Command before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1996 after more than three decades of active service. Gen. Jameson was responsible for directing the headquarters staff of 4\,000 men and women and participating in numerous nuclear forums with the leaders of the Russian Federation Strategic Rocket Forces. Prior to his StratCom assignment\, Gen. Jameson commanded the 14\,500 men and women of the U.S. 20th Air Force\, and was responsible for all U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles\, seven major subordinate units\, operational training\, testing\, security and readiness. Gen. Jameson also served as the Chief of Staff\, Strategic Air Command and commanded the USAF Strategic Missile Center at Vandenberg AFB\, California. There\, he directed the activities of the Air Force’s third largest base\, staffed with 10\,000 military\, civilian and contractor employees. General Jameson had numerous other nuclear related assignments including Director of Command Control\, Strategic Air Command\, 4th Air Division Commander and Commander of the 90th Strategic Missile Wing. \nSince retiring from the Air Force\, General Jameson has continued to serve in a number of private sector leadership positions. General Jameson received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Puget Sound\, an MBA in Business Management from Ohio State University\, and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business Program for Senior Executives. General Jameson graduated from the National War College and attended the Harvard University Kennedy School National Security Program for Senior Executives. \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.) \nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South. \nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw 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 as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget. \nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project. \nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association. \nLt Colonel Hal Bidlack\, Ph.D. (USAF\, Ret.) \nDr. Hal Bidlack has pursued a career-long goal of exploring the relationship between national security\, environmental and energy policies.\nHe served as an Associate Professor at the United States Air Force Academy [USAFA] in Colorado Springs\, where he taught for more than 17 years. He earned his Doctorate in Political Science at the University of Michigan in 1996 with a focus on American National Government and Environmental Security Issues. His dissertation titled “Swords as Plowshares: The Military’s Environmental Role” studied the relationship between military mission requirements and environmental constraints. \nDr. Bidlack received his commission as an Air Force officer in 1980 and retired from active service in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He twice served as a Director on the National Security Council at the White House\, where he helped draft briefing materials\, position papers and speeches for the President and Vice President. He served as Deputy Director of US Air Force Institute for National Security Studies\, and was an Action Officer for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks during duty at the Pentagon. His experience also includes a term as Deputy Director of Security Programs and Military Advisor for the Office of the Coordinator of US Assistance to the Former Soviet States at the US State Department\, as well as service as a Military Policeman. \nDr. Bidlack’s career since retiring from active service with the Air Force includes a run for the U.S. Congress (Democratic Party nominee)\, service as Chair of his County’s Democratic Party and an appointment by the Governor of Colorado to the Judicial Performance Review Committee\, and continuing to teach political science at USAFA as an Adjunct Professor. He also served as Program Chair for the Environmental Policy Panel at the Air Force Institute for National Security Studies. \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military \nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change \nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change \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/denver-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:Ireland Stapleton Law Firm\, 717 17th St.\, Denver\, CO\, 80202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150709T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150709T120000
DTSTAMP:20150707T151628Z
CREATED:20150707T151628Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and National Security: Press Conference - Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Senior retired Military officers from the American Security Project visit Chicago to discuss the far-reaching effects of climate change. \n  \nOn Thursday\, July 9\, two senior retired U.S. military officers Vice Admiral Lee Gunn\, USN (Ret). and Brigadier General Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) will speak about the national security importance of climate change. As members of the American Security Project (ASP)\, a non-partisan national security think tank\, they will talk about the importance of action on climate change at an event held at Chicago’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They will be accompanied by a group of younger veterans from all services. ASP’s Senior Fellow\, Andrew Holland\, who worked for then-Senator Chuck Hagel on this issue\, will also attend as a part of ASP’s nationwide tour highlighting the impacts of climate change on national security. \n  \nClimate Change affects our national security three ways: \n\nit creates global instability\, that the United States will need to respond to\nit threatens our homeland security\, through extreme weather\nit will cost our military\, and so every taxpayer\, vast amounts of money to rebuild military bases due to extreme weather\, rise in sea levels\, and global instability\n\n  \nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret.) stated: \n“Climate change is real and a clear threat to global stability and security around the world. We know that our military is preparing for it.” \n  \nVice Admiral Lee Gunn stated: \n“Climate Change poses a clear and present danger to the United States of America. National security\, linked to energy security and economic growth\, which undergird all of our nation’s power\, can be achieved by taking action now to avert the worst consequences of climate change. The imperative\, then\, is for leadership and action on a global scale. The United States must act. The United States must lead.” \n  \nClimate change alone will not cause wars\, but it serves as an “Accelerant of Instability” or a “Threat Multiplier” that makes already existing threats worse. Resource scarcity\, extreme weather\, food scarcity\, water insecurity\, and sea level rise will all threaten societies around the world. Too many governments are not prepared for these threats\, either because they do not have the resources or because they have not planned ahead. How those societies respond to the increase in instability will determine whether climate change will lead to war. \n  \nAmerican Security Project’s Climate Security Report  discusses the strategic security imperative of climate change to the United States and the necessity to prepare for the changes that lie ahead. \n  \nAdditional Resources and Publication \nThe Global Security Defense Index on Climate Change \nClimate Change and U.S. Military Basing \nClimate Change and Global Security \nClimate Change and the Homeland \nClimate Change and National Security \nPay Now\, Pay Later \nClimate Security Homepage
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/climate-change-and-national-security-press-conference-chicago/
LOCATION:Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Chicago\, Wacker Dr & Wabash Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Featured Event,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:ASU EVENT - Climate Change: Risks for National Security
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change: Risks for National Security \nDate\nApril 28th\, 2015 \nTime\n1:30pm – 3:00pm \nLocation\nArizona State University\, Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4\, Room 240 \nToday\, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic\, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons\, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce.\nClimate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile\, American politicians continue to ignore the issue.\nJoin us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security.\nSpeakers\nBGen Stephen Cheney\, USMC (Ret\,) \nStephen Cheney 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.  His 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 his 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\, he 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.\nHe 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. He is also a member of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board\nHe has been on the Board of Directors for ASP since 2006.\n \nLieutenant General John Castellaw\, USMC (Ret.)\nJohn “Glad” Castellaw is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farmspace Systems a provider of precision agriculture services and equipment in the Mid-South.\nCastellaw graduated from the University of Tennessee\, Martin (UTM) in 1972 with a commission in the Marines and a degree in Agriculture. For 36 years he led Marines around the world while flying more than two dozen different types of aircraft. Castellaw 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 as the chief of staff for the U.S. Central Command at the height of the war in Iraq. His last tours were in the Pentagon where he oversaw Marine Aviation and then the Marine Corps budget.\nIn 2008\, he returned to Tennessee where he operates the family farm\, is a teaching fellow at UTM\, and on the board of the Bank of Crockett. Castellaw is the president of the non-profit Crockett Policy Institute and is a senior associate with the Washington based Corvus Group. Other national security affiliations include membership on the Nuclear Security Working Group\, the Climate Security Working Group\, and the board of the American Security Project.\nAs a retired service member\, Castellaw maintains a deep interest in National Security issues and in veterans’ affairs. He participates actively with various groups working to ensure this nation’s defense needs are met and serves on the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Advisory Committee. As a veteran\, he is a member of the Marine Corps League\, The Marine Corps Association\, and The Naval Institute and is beginning his first term as the National Commander of the Marine Corps Aviation Association.\n \nAndrew Holland \nAndrew Holland is the American Security Project’s Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate. He is a Washington-based expert on energy\, climate change\, and infrastructure policy. He\nhas over seven years of experience working at the center of debates about how to achieve sustainable energy security and how to effectively address climate change.\nPrior to moving into the Think Tank world\, he was a Legislative Assistant on Energy\, Environment\, and Infrastructure for United States Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska from 2006 through 2008.  He also has experience working 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.\n \nResources:\nNational Security and Climate Change – Perspectives from the Military\nSecurity Impacts of Climate Change\nPay Now\, Pay Later: A State-by-State Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change\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 http://www.americansecurityproject.org.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/asu-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/
LOCATION:ASU\, 781 E. Terrace Mall\, Tempe\, AZ\, 85218\, US
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,Energy Security,National Security & Climate Change,National Security Strategy
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SUMMARY:Discussion with Gov. Christine Todd Whitman: Climate Change Calls for Clean and Safe Energy
DESCRIPTION:Governor Whitman at the World Affairs Council of Hilton Head Island as she discusses the important issue of climate change and its impact on clean\, safe energy. She will recount her experience as governor as well as the Administrator of the EPA. Come join this exciting event. \n  \nChristine Todd Whitman is the Chairwoman of American Security Project\, non-profit non-partisan DC based think tank that focuses on national security issues\, and the President of The Whitman Strategy Group (WSG)\, a consulting firm that specializes in helping leading companies find innovative solutions to environmental challenges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGovernor Whitman served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January of 2001 until June of 2003. She was the 50th Governor of the State of New Jersey\, serving as its first woman governor from 1994 until 2001. \nAs Governor\, Christie Whitman earned praise from both Republicans and Democrats for her commitment to preserve a record amount of New Jersey land as permanent green space. She was also recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having instituted the most comprehensive beach monitoring system in the nation. As EPA Administrator\, she promoted common-sense environmental improvements such as watershed-based water protection policies.  She championed regulations requiring non-road diesel engines to reduce sulfur emissions by more than 95 percent.  Under her tenure\, the Agency established the first federal program to promote redevelopment and reuse of “brownfields”\, that is\, previously contaminated industrial sites. \nGovernor Whitman serves on the Board of Directors of S.C. Johnson and Son\, Inc.\, Texas Instruments Inc.\, and United Technologies Corporation. \nGovernor Whitman serves a number of non-profit organizations including heading the Trustees’ Executive Committee of the Eisenhower Fellowships. She co-chairs Clean and Safe Energy (CASE) with Ambassador Ron Kirk and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the American Security Project and the Center for Sustainable Shale Development. \nGovernor Whitman holds a BA from Wheaton College in Norton\, MA\, and is married to John R. Whitman. They have two children and six grandsons.
URL:https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/discussion-with-gov-christine-todd-whitman-climate-change-calls-for-clean-and-safe-energy/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 540 William Hilton Pkwy\, Hilton Head Island\, SC\, 29928\, United States
CATEGORIES:Climate Security,National Security & Climate Change
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