04 February 2021

Webinar: Adapt to defend. The security dimension of climate change

The security dimension of climate change is increasingly recognized by the Defence sector, and Dutch and British voices have been leading internationally in raising awareness on this issue. In the run-up to COP26 (1-12 November, Glasgow), this webinar, that is co-organised by the British Embassy and the Clingendael Institute, will consider how the military can contribute to reducing security risks related to climate change.

The Planetary Security Initiative Overview of Climate Security Practices 

 

07 July 2025

The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Indian Ocean Region

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR), spanning from the east coast of Africa to the west coast of Australia, contains around 36 countries and a population of approximately 2.5 billion. The IOR has been a critical crossroads of international trade for centuries and remains so. The security and stability of its shipping lanes and trade routes—passing through the Straits of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Malacca, among others—are not only regional issues but issues of global importance.

23 June 2025

Occupations and Ecological (In)Security

Briefer published by the Council on Strategic Risks, June 2025. 

Military occupations, distinct from active conflict, pose sustained, often underrecognized threats to ecological security. As modern occupations grow increasingly protracted, the imperative to balance military necessity with environmental stewardship and the rights of occupied peoples becomes more urgent.

19 June 2025

European Water Resilience Strategy

Published by the European Commission, June 2025. 

10 June 2025

Towards Green Industrial Partnerships: Reducing Europe’s Energy and Resource Strain

Clingendael Policy Brief, June 2025

 

The European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal (CID) seeks to accelerate industrial decarbonization, reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports and reinforce economic resilience through stronger technological innovation. Part of this strategy concerns boosting industrial production at home, but with reduced dependency on imported fossil fuels. Enhanced domestic manufacturing is also needed to ramp up Europe’s defence capabilities.

 

05 June 2025

The Missing Climate Factor: Why European Military Interventions in Niger Have Failed

Administrative divisions of Niger

Niger has become a flashpoint where political instability, (foreign) military interventions, and climate change converge.

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