Want Climate Security? Raise National Security Specter
September 21, 2009 | The Pentagon has begun studying the effects of environment on security. But will we see real change?
Articles by Miriam Pemberton
Military vs. Climate Security: Mapping the Shift from the Bush Years to the Obama Era
July 28, 2009 | In addition to creating an existential threat to the planet and its people, rapidly accelerating climate change is a security challenge.
Mass Transit Helps Cut Global Warming and War
July 16, 2009 | We need to start viewing climate change as both a security and environmental challenge.
The Cost of the Global U.S. Military Presence
July 2, 2009 | It costs $250 billion a year to maintain the U.S. empire.
The Case for an International Food Safety Agency
May 8, 2009 | The latest pandemic scare seems to be easing. It's time to get the big picture on prevention right.
Marine Protection as Empire Expansion
May 6, 2009 | The Bush administration used marine protection as a cover for consolidating U.S. bases in the Pacific. The new president must reverse this policy.
The Cold War Takes a Hit
April 7, 2009 | The new defense budget makes a down-payment on Obama's promise to get rid of obsolete military systems, but maintains an upward trajectory of military spending.
The NATO Summit: Openings for a New Nuclear Posture
April 2, 2009 | Key NATO members are talking nuclear reductions. But what about NATO itself?
Battle Over Bases
March 9, 2009 | Rumsfeld had dreams of radically rearranging the U.S. empire of bases. Here's what happened instead.
Budget Makes No ‘Sweeping Shift’ in Security Spending Yet
February 26, 2009 | The Obama administration's preliminary budget figures show a modest course correction to our highly militarized foreign policy.