Rod Thornton and Marina Miron, both Defence Studies Department, King’s College London The piece here constitutes the evidence submitted by the two authors to the United Kingdom government’s Integrated Review of defence, security, development and foreign affairs. The actual publication of the final Integrated Review document is expected in the next few weeks. The three… Read More Why UK Defence needs more mass, not less: Evidence to the Integrated Review

Nina Lesikhina and Doug Weir International attention on environmental security has increased markedly during the last decade, especially within the UN’s Security Council, General Assembly and its Environment Assembly. Yet in spite of the increasing number of statements and resolutions that have accepted the importance of the environment throughout the cycle of conflicts, a number… Read More Russia often securitises the environment – but only on its own terms

Zeno Leoni and Duraid Jalili, both Defence Studies Department, King’s College London It remains to be seen whether the most pronounced effects of global warming – the melting of ice caps in the Arctic, for instance – will serve as a wake-up call for ambitious multilateral action or as an opportunity to exploit new resources… Read More Britain’s Arctic Conundrum (Part 2): Great Powers and Naval Gazing

Dr Jasper Humphries, Director of Programmes, The Marjan Centre for the Study of Conflict and the Environment, King’s College London The Armed Forces in the United Kingdom should not be surprised or complain if the public started taking a closer interest in their ‘green’ profile. This is especially so in regard to everyday elements such as… Read More ‘Greening’ the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces (Part Two): some suggestions

Dr Duraid Jalili and Dr Zeno Leoni, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London Nestled amongst the various catastrophic implications of global heating is an increasingly prominent discussion on the impact melting ice caps have for international collaboration and conflict within the Arctic region itself. Conservative estimates indicate that the Arctic Ocean could be navigable in… Read More Britain’s Arctic Conundrum (Part 1): Climate Change and Strategic Uncertainty