Sherri Goodman, Fellow of the Polar Institute and Environmental Change and Security Program, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
On March 17, 2021, Sherri Goodman, Fellow of the Polar Institute and Environmental Change and Security Program, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Climate Change, National Security, and the Arctic.
Since its inception in 2017, the Polar Institute has become a premier forum for discussion and policy analysis of Arctic and Antarctic issues, and is known in Washington, DC and elsewhere as the Arctic Public Square. The Institute holistically studies the central policy issues facing these regions—with an emphasis on Arctic governance, climate change, economic development, scientific research, security, and Indigenous communities—and communicates trusted analysis to policymakers and other stakeholders. Read more
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
