This policy brief analyses how local resource conflicts affect wider development and security dynamics in Mali. It argues that in order to manage the ripple-effects of local conflicts, there needs to be investment in conflict prevention, as well as understanding and addressing the impacts of population growth and climate change.

This report looks at progress made on policy and practical responses to climate-security risks for 2016-2017 and sets out the key achievements, pitfalls and new challenges facing the foreign policy community working to reduce climate-fragility risks.

This policy brief considers the interlinkages between climate change, migration and security, and argues that despite the lack of scientific consensus the potential consequences are too large to ignore and no-regret policy options should be adopted. 

This HagueTalks is organized in cooperation with the Planetary Security Conference, and will be held on December 13, 2017 in The Hague. During this event, two climate and security experts from Darfur and Bangladesh will talk about the influence of the climate on their home countries, and how they attempt to diminish the security risks. Join the event and participate to the interactive debate!

The Planetary Security Initiative is thrilled to announce that this years' conference will host a dinner on December 12th in The Hague's Gemeente Museum, for all the participants of the event. The municipality museum of The Hague currently features exhibitions of the Dutch modern design, including high exponents of De Stijl movement that this year celebrates its 100th birthday. Read the article for more information about Mondrian and De Stijl.

The research conducted by Peter Schwartzstein investigates the links between the early signs of climate change and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq. Battered by shifting resources, desperate farmers were driven into terror recruiters’ clutches. Can it happen again?