🆕 CSR was thrilled to welcome 18 remarkable professionals to its 2026 Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship. These experts across the #biosecurity, medical, and #AI fields exchanged ideas with key leaders in the field on biological threat reduction & methods for enhancing biosecurity. Meet the Fellows ⬇️

CSR’s Summer 2026 Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship: Participants and Results - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) was thrilled to welcome eighteen mid-career experts to its latest cohort of Biodefense Bootcamp Fellows.

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"We must protect ourselves and those around us not only from the physical impacts of extreme weather but also from the disinformation that comes with it." CCS Deputy Director @123tomellison.bsky.social & Phil Newell explore how #climatechange and disinformation intersect in an op-ed for @350.org ⬇️

Keeping Safe from Fires and Liars

This is a guest blog by Tom Ellison, Deputy Director, Center for Climate and Security (CCS), a research institute tackling...

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Join CSR's 2027 Ending #Bioweapons Fellowship to work towards creative solutions to help address #biothreats. Spend time with leading experts in threat reduction and biosecurity, connect with CSR mentors, and gain hands-on experience through interactive learning trips. ⬇️ Apply today:

Call for Applications: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons (2027) - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is announcing an open call for applications for our 2027 Ending Bioweapons Fellowship.

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📌 Applications now open! Are you concerned about the cross-cutting risks that biological threats pose to global security, stability, and welfare? Are you interested in driving creative solutions to address these risks? 📮 Apply now to join CSR's 2027 Ending #Bioweapons Fellowship:

Call for Applications: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons (2027) - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is announcing an open call for applications for our 2027 Ending Bioweapons Fellowship.

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CCS Director @erinsikorsky.bsky.social took the stage during the opening ceremony at #ClimateWeekNYC. She spoke with Lt Gen. Richard Nugee on the security risks posed by #climatechange and how crucial building resilience is for defense.

At #ClimateWeekNY, CCS partnered with the Center on Global Energy Policy and Foreign Policy for America to host a #climatesecurity dialogue with Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. George Whitesides, and UK Minister Katie White to discuss security risks of extreme weather.

Publicly admitting capabilities is only the first move. Without crisis communication and behavioral guardrails, orbital competition risks catastrophic miscalculation. Read the full piece by Mallory Stewart in @thebulletin.org:

The US acknowledged its space weapons. Now it must build guardrails

Confirming classified space-control capabilities will not deter rivals on its own—Washington must now use this disclosure as a springboard for reciprocal transparency and risk-reduction measures befor...

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In a new analysis for @thebulletin.org, Mallory Stewart of @councilonstrategicrisks.org breaks down why this bare acknowledgment doesn't automatically boost deterrence. Without operational context or rules of engagement, it mostly hands rivals diplomatic leverage.

🆕 #NATO has updated its Baseline Requirements for Resilience for the first time since 2016, recognizing the growing security risks posed by extreme weather. @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Noah Fritzhand explore what the new requirements mean for food, water, and energy security:

Updated NATO Resilience Requirements Highlight Extreme Weather Threats, Food Security - The Council on Strategic Risks

How will NATO member states implement new directives for a more holistic and durable security approach?

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Get up to speed on all things #ClimateWeekNYC! 🎙️ @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins S&P Global’s All Things Sustainable podcast to talk through why energy and #climatesecurity will be at the forefront of the week’s agenda:

As Climate Week NYC kicks off, energy, climate and national security converge

Podcast Episode · All Things Sustainable · September 21 · 25m

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Vol. 1, Issue 3 of the CCASCOE Brief is now available! “Climate Change and the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept: An Analysis” by Caroline Baxter. The CCASCOE Brief is a recurring publication dedicated to climate security. Read at: ccascoe.org/publications... @councilonstrategicrisks.org

The CCASCOE Brief - Vol. 1, Issue 3 - NATO Climate Change & Security Centre of Excellence

The CCASCOE Brief explores the evolving impacts of climate change on security and defence, offering accessible, expert-driven analysis.

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🆕 Discover local climate security risks in Ohio with the fifth briefer in CCS’s state-level #climatesecurity series. Madelyn MacMurray & Caroline Mallory explore how Ohio’s exposure to extreme weather is compounded by aging infrastructure, pollution, and rapidly expanding energy demand

State-Level Climate Security: Ohio - The Council on Strategic Risks

This briefer examines how intensifying extreme weather and climate hazards threaten lives, infrastructure, military bases, and local economies in Ohio.

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Five Things to Watch on Climate Security at UNGA & NY Climate Week | @erinsikorsky.bsky.social

Five Things to Watch on Climate Security at UNGA & NY Climate Week

And Where to Find Me

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AI is reshaping how future defense leaders learn, analyze, and strategize. How do we build tech fluency while preserving human judgment? Read the latest from @derekreveron.bsky.social and Melina Uncapher on how defense institutions can integrate AI into PME to sharpen decision-making:

Boot Camp for the Brain: AI and Professional Military Education - The Council on Strategic Risks

AI performs best with consistent rule sets in relatively static environments. That is not the world for which we educate officers in war colleges.

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📆 On Thursday, Sep 17, join CSR and @carnegieendowment.org for a hybrid event on what made the nonproliferation successes possible in the 1990s, and what can be learned for today’s world of increasing nuclear dangers? ➡️ Learn more and RSVP for in-person or online attendance below:

Earthshaking: Lessons from Kazakhstan for Managing Today’s Nuclear Dangers - The Council on Strategic Risks

Join the Council on Strategic Risks and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to examine these questions with remarks from Ambassador Magzhan Ilyassov, ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United ...

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🆕 Flooding in #Nepal has exposed the heightened security risks vulnerable states face in the wake of intensifying #climate disasters. Peter Schwartzstein breaks down the political and economic implications:

Reflections on the Security Dimensions of the Nepal Flooding - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Nepal disaster reveals the broader security risks that vulnerable states face as climate change exacerbates political and economic fissures.

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🆕 As #climate and conflict collide, global food prices are surging. CCS Director @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins DW News to discuss ways to avert a severe food crisis amid the looming threat of El Niño. ➡️ Watch the interview:

How El Nino and two wars are driving the next food price crisis | DW News

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CCS Director @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins Al Jazeera's Inside Story to discuss the tragic flooding in #Nepal and why investments in #climate resilience and adaptation are investments in security in the region. Watch the interview ⬇

Is Nepal leading the battle for climate justice?

Foreign minister demands top three polluting nations compensate Nepal for recent disaster.

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💼 We’re #hiring! CSR seeks a driven thought leader to take the helm as Director, Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, overseeing CSR’s work on threat reduction opportunities related to the development and use of bio, nuclear, and chemical weapons in a challenging security landscape. 📮 Apply today:

We’re Hiring: Director, Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks a a Director, Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons who will oversee work exploring threat reduction opportunities related to the development and use of biologic...

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Usually I keep professional posting to LinkedIn (lord help me) and save Bluesky for nonsense. But I'm breaking that rule for the new toolkit our climate change & disinfo program has released from @jkingy.eurosky.social and me. Been a pleasure working on this, but hopefully it is genuinely useful!

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Across the US, the dual crises of extreme weather and disinformation endanger communities and national security. With local officials on the front lines, CCS's @jkingy.eurosky.social and @123tomellison.bsky.social have produced a practical guide to tackle these threats proactively and effectively:

Across the US, the dual crises of extreme weather and disinformation endanger communities and national security. With local officials on the front lines, CCS's @jkingy.eurosky.social and @123tomellison.bsky.social have produced a practical guide to tackle these threats proactively and effectively:

Weathering Extremes: A Toolkit for Information Resilience Amid Disaster - The Council on Strategic Risks

Practical strategies and defenses for emergency managers, resilience officers, and public information officers.

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“Wildfires will affect other things that affect missions on the base.” John Conger highlights the ripple effect that fighting wildfires has on militaries during CCS’ latest webinar covering the wildfire security nexus. 📹 Watch the full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuM6...

“There’s global interest in the disruption of these events.” Christine McMorrow spoke to the far-reaching impact of wildfires on militaries around the world during CCS’ latest webinar covering the wildfire security nexus. 📹 Watch the full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuM6...

ICYMI: the recording of Monday's webinar is now available:

Bombing is Not Verification: The Limits of Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program

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Can bombardment solve the challenges of a threshold nuclear state? Join experts Andrew Weber, Rose Gottemoeller, and Mallory Stewart for a timely discussion on what strikes can—and cannot—accomplish when it comes to long-term threat reduction. 📆 Monday, Aug 24, 12:00 ET 💻 Online-only ⬇️ Register at:

I had the immense privilege of having Dr. Lorell in our AI and National Security Convergence fellowship. This briefer is a consequential contribution to the debate on human control over AI in a military context. councilonstrategicrisks.org/2026/08/27/m...

Military Command Authority in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The Council on Strategic Risks

Who is Allowed to Say No to Machine Advice?

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🆕 As military decision-making accelerates to machine speed, where does human command authority begin and end? A new Converging Risks Lab briefer breaks down the governance, crisis stability, and strategic risks of integrating AI into C2. 📖 Read the latest from Dr. Desireé Lorell:

Military Command Authority in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The Council on Strategic Risks

Who is Allowed to Say No to Machine Advice?

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💼 We’re #hiring! CSR seeks a a detail-oriented, enthusiastic Program and Community Manager to take ownership of core program operations, funder engagement, and team support functions at its Center for Climate and Security. 📮 Apply today:

We’re Hiring: Program and Community Manager for the Center for Climate and Security - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks a Program and Community Manager to help sustain and grow the Center for Climate and Security (CCS).

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📆 On August 27 at 1:00 pm ET, authors Garrett Hinck and Ted Fujimoto will host a report launch webinar, featuring LLNL's Mike Albertson. Learn more and register to join: @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social

AI-Enhanced Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and U.S.-China Strategic Stability – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab

Join BRSL and CSR for a webinar on how AI capabilities for space-based remote sensing are reshaping U.S.-China strategic stability and the implications of these…

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Information manipulation is increasingly compounding the impacts of #climatechange, putting lives at risk. CCS experts Jennie King and Tom Ellison, joined by Michael Berkowitz, will launch the Weathering Extremes toolkit, a practical guide to tackling extreme weather and information crises. ⬇️ RSVP

Event: Weathering Extremes: A Toolkit for Information Resilience Amid Disaster - The Council on Strategic Risks

Join the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) for a webinar launching a new practitioner toolkit on tackling extreme weather and information crises.

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Tune in today at noon! ⤵️

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Can bombardment solve the challenges of a threshold nuclear state? Join experts Andrew Weber, Rose Gottemoeller, and Mallory Stewart for a timely discussion on what strikes can—and cannot—accomplish when it comes to long-term threat reduction. 📆 Monday, Aug 24, 12:00 ET 💻 Online-only ⬇️ Register at: