New Security Beat Friday Digest (July 18-22, 2022)

 

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NEW SECURITY BEAT FRIDAY DIGEST (July 18-22, 2022)

Climate Finance: Taking Stock of Investments and Opportunities to Sustain Peace July 18, 2022 // By Cesare M. Scartozzi, Adam Savelli & Giulia Caroli A new contribution in a continuing series examining "backdraft" —the unintended consequences of climate change responses—and how its effects might be anticipated and minimized to avoid conflict and promote peace. A key pillar of the UNFCCC was a commitment by industrialized nations to cover the incremental cost of climate change mitigation for developing countries. As part of this pledge, they agreed to mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 and maintain that level of funding up to 2025. While there are questions on whether this target has been met, climate finance has undeniably become one of the largest channels of wealth redistribution from developed to developing countries. READ MORE

Top 5 Posts for June 2022 July 18, 2022 // By Abegail Anderson From climate change to COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, the world is a landscape of increasing instability. Book-ending the Top 5 posts of June are two articles that explore different aspects of these converging risks. In the top post for June, Steven Gale and Mat Burrows write that globally, younger generations are becoming increasingly disengaged and discontent with their democratic governments, civil society, and institutions. Youth disillusionment is not a result of ignorance to current affairs, but rather a lack of faith in democratic institutions to address today's most pressing global issues. Tackling youth disillusionment, suggest Gale and Burrows, begins with examining youth engagement trends and placing it at the top of the agenda. READ MORE

Water Diplomacy can Learn from Realist Ideas July 19, 2022 // By Sumit Vij, Jeroen Warner, Mark Zeitoun & Christian Bréthaut As Russia's war in Ukraine continues and nations are returning to behaviors best explained by realism, we are wrestling with these trends' longer-term implications on water diplomacy. States are becoming inward-looking and prioritizing national sovereignty. Debates about water and climate are resurfacing, and we should better understand how hard power and inward-looking approaches can impact water diplomacy and cooperation. To inform policymakers about power sensitivities and power games played in diplomacy, water diplomats must rethink the future of water security and peace. They should reexamine leadership styles, cultural sensitivities, and knowledge exchange from the lens of realism. READ MORE

Cascading Impacts of the War in Ukraine: Mental, Maternal, and Newborn Health July 20, 2022 // By Sarah B. Barnes This article was originally published as part of the summer 2022 issue of the Wilson Quarterly: Ripples of War. Ukraine and its people will feel the effects of the Russian invasion for years to come. More than 6 million refugees have left Ukraine, another 8 million Ukrainians are internally displaced. Among those most impacted are Ukraine's women and girls, who have a greater chance of experiencing gender-based violence, exploitation, and trafficking. They also face escalated maternal and newborn mortality rates stemming from lack of services and diminished care, as well as injuries and trauma due to the ongoing conflict. Less visibly, Ukrainians are confronting severe emotional distress and trauma. READ MORE

The Promise of Transatlantic Partnerships in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain July 20, 2022 // By Yiran Ning Supply chain considerations in today's globalized economy have expanded beyond minimizing costs. As Duncan Wood, Vice President for Strategy and New Initiatives and Senior Advisor to the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center, noted at a recent panel hosted by the Environmental Change & Security Program as part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge conference, issues ranging from environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) to national security and geopolitics, have transformed critical mineral supply chains into something that is now "inherently political." READ MORE

Delaying the Inevitable? The Uncertain Future of the EPA's Online Archive July 21, 2022 // By Rachel Santarsiero In February 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its plans to shutter its online archive—a key resource on the work of the agency that is replied upon by researchers, legislators, policymakers, and citizens for work on everything "from historical research to democratic oversight." Pulling the plug would instantly have made public access to a vast array of fact sheets, environmental reports, policy changes, and regulatory actions significantly more difficult. READ MORE

Transformative Climate Security: A Conversation with Josh Busby July 22, 2022 // By Amanda King Why does climate change lead to especially bad security outcomes in some places but not others? In this week's New Security Broadcast, Josh Busby, Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin, discusses the latest thinking on this essential question as laid out in his new book, States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security, with ECSP Program Associate, Amanda King, and ECSP Senior Fellow, Sherri Goodman. READ MORE

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