In an extraordinary letter published today by the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and the American Security Project (ASP), a group of 58 senior retired military and national security leaders denounced the National Security Council (NSC) plan to set up an “adversarial” group to undermine the science that informs defense and intelligence threat assessments on climate change. Read more...

Military and intelligence analysis and strategic documents, going back to the George W. Bush administration’s National Defense Strategy define climate change as a risk that must be understood by intelligence analysts and managed by our nation’s military forces. President Trump should not create a new committee to undermine these longstanding findings. Read more...

Guyana is the most important new oil find in the Americas. Support from the United States will be important in ensuring security in its fight against Venezuela. Read more...

Taliban attacks raise questions on Afghanistan’s ability to maintain election security, which was held as the reason the elections have been delayed for the past two years consecutively.Read more...

Andrew Holland sits down with Mark Fitzpatrick of IISS to discuss the evolving threat of nuclear weapons, including the situations with North Korea, Iran, and Russia.Read more...

ASP's new Flashpoint Podcast, hosted by Andrew Holland, discusses tomorrow's headlines today. This week's guest: ASP CEO BGen Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret).Read more...

This report examines Russia's involvement in Latin America, arguing that Russia intends to amplify its presence in the US’ “near abroad” and subsequently turn the region against the United States.Read more...

ASP's CEO sent a letter to the Senate in support of passage of H.R.589 and S.2503, the “Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act" because it would support aggressive action on fusion research. Read more...

Mark Boling, CEO of 2C Energy, writes, in a report cited by Senator Whitehouse, that energy companies like ExxonMobil need to more effectively prepare for the energy transition. Read more...

The Trump Administration has abandoned any efforts to engage with Cuba. Meanwhile, America's adversaries are increasing their presence on the island, only 90 miles from the United States. Read more...