Join the Center for Climate & Security, in partnership with the Wilson Center, on October 1 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm EST for a dialogue with climate security pioneer and Council on Strategic Risks Board Chair Hon. Sherri Goodman, environmental journalist and CCS journalist in residence Peter Schwartzstein, Middle East expert Merissa Khurma, and Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Anne Witkowsky. 

They will unpack the impact of climate change on security risks around the globe, the evolution of US engagement on climate security, and opportunities to strengthen stability and build cooperation through climate action. The discussion will feature insights from Goodman and Schwartzstein’s new books, respectively: Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security and The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence. 

Check out reviews of Sherri Goodman’s book Threat Multiplier in The Washington Post and Science as well as interviews with her in The Diplomat and PBS. Additionally, she has recent op-eds in The National Interest and Scientific American. 

Register for virtual attendance at the event here.