Security and Defense Publications
ECSP Report 4: Official Statements and New Publications
Jul 07, 2011Excerpts from recent official statements in which environmental issues are cited in the context of security institutions
and national interests, and reviews by experts of new publications. more
52. Stratified Stability: NATO's New Strategic Concept?
Jul 07, 2011Although the elements that will contribute to NATO's new mission have begun to emerge at the 50th anniversary of its founding, the shape of the concept itself still requires definition. This paper is intended to advance that process of definition. If the needs of NATO are to be met, then the Alliance will have to adopt a strategic mission that upholds international order, yet sets limits on that mission. Such a mission must meet the needs of Alliance members and partners for stability ; whether in the face of local conflict in some regions, or the international threat of "rogue states" and the terrorist campaigns of both state sponsored and non-state actors. more
Chapter One: Analyzing Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation
Jul 07, 2011This chapter identifies ten methodological, analytical, and substantive opportunities for future research, and five areas in which focused analysis could bolster policymaking. more
Flash Points and Tipping Points: Security Implications of Global Population Changes
Jul 07, 2011"Population distortions - in which populations grow too young, or too fast, or too urbanized - make it difficult for prevailing economic and administrative institutions to maintain stable socialization and labor-force absorption," says author Jack A. Goldstone. more
Entre el crimen y el castigo: Seguridad ciudadana y control democrático en América Latina y el Caribe
Jul 07, 2011Esta compilación busca aportar una visión comparada de las experiencias en materia de criminalidad y delincuencia y su impacto en la seguridad ciudadna, así como de los mecanismos vigentes en el ámbito hemisférico para hacer frente a esos asuntos. more
The United Nations and Environmental Security: Recommendations for the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change
Jul 07, 2011As part of the UN Foundation’s United Nations and Global Security Initiative, the Environmental Change and Security Project
invited international experts to provide fresh intellectual insights into environmental security. Complete set of policy briefs. more
Brazil's SIVAM: As It Monitors the Amazon, Will It Fulfill its Human Security Promise?
Jul 07, 2011As Brazil implements its System for Vigilance of the Amazon (SIVAM), the country's leadership touts it as a major effort towards achieving its national security objectives, but lack of transparency and participation raise concerns. more
ECSP Report 6
Jul 07, 2011The 2000 issue of the ECSP Report features commentaries on commentaries address environment, population, and conflict; and trade and the environment. Complete report. more
ECSP Report 4: Event Summaries
Jul 07, 2011Event summaries from meetings sponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program between May and December 1997. more
49. Russia and the Baltic States in the Age of NATO Enlargement
Jul 07, 2011Since the Paris and Madrid conferences, which created a NATO-Russia Joint Council and ratified NATO's enlargement, Russia has modified its Baltic policies. Because those policies are widely regarded as a litmus test of Russia's European policy, this modification bears close scrutiny. Although Russian opposition to NATO's enlargement has not declined, the most recent terms Moscow has offered the Baltics, though insufficient to stabilize the region, seem to represent a small but measurable step away from the negative, bullying tone that has characterized much of Russia's Baltic and European policies-and which is still heard, if less strident than before these conferences. This paper attempts to both explain and assess Russia's new Baltic Policy. more
