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Secretary of Defense Announces National Defense Strategy

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:01 PM PST

The Trump administration's first National Defense Strategy, which was released last Friday, outlines the U.S. Department of Defense's national security goals in a world it describes as rife with great power competition between the United States, Russia, and China. Climate change – which some military leaders warn poses a looming threat to the effectiveness of […] Related posts: Mattis Latest in Succession of Senior Military Leaders to Warn About Climate Change Former Defense Officials,...

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Respect for Creation: Leaders and Religious Groups Confront Climate Change in the Caribbean and South Pacific Islands

Posted: 24 Jan 2018 10:48 AM PST

Climate change is "unfolding as we speak," said John Agard, professor of Tropical Island Ecology at the University of the West Indies (UWI) at a recent public forum on island nations hosted in Trinidad by UWI's Institute of International Relations. The "close coupling of terrestrial, coastal, and marine systems" in islands "results in fast-spreading impacts […] Related posts: As Fiji Leads COP-23, Camari Koto Reflects on Climate Resilience in the South Pacific Islands Sidelining God: Why...

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