Climate Change and Energy Security
RUSI’s research addresses climate change as the backdrop to all national security, defence and foreign policy discourses.
Climate change is both an existential threat to humanity and a threat multiplier. With expertise across a range of themes and geographies, we assess the implications of climate change through geopolitical, defence and security lenses.
Our research produces leading commentary on how climate change intersects with ‘traditional’ security issues at the local, regional, institutional and international levels. Ongoing research includes horizon scanning of new trends in organised environmental crime; commentary on the security of nuclear weapons’ storage in a warming world; and the implications of a renewed interest in space travel. We lead several international Track 1 and 2 dialogues on topics including energy security, climate mitigation and governance of global commons.
Our unparalleled access and cross-cutting expertise make RUSI the home of commentary on climate change, defence and security.
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Our experts
Dan Marks
Research Fellow for Energy Security
Cyber and Tech
Elijah Glantz
Research Fellow
Organised Crime and Policing
Cathy Haenlein
Director of Organised Crime and Policing Studies
Organised Crime and Policing
Anne-Marie Weeden
Senior Research Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher
Organised Crime and Policing
Dr Neil Melvin
Director, International Security
International Security
Jennifer Scotland
Research Analyst
Organised Crime and Policing
Dr Carlos Solar
Senior Research Fellow, Latin American Security
International Security
Claudia Wallner
Research Fellow
Dr Jessica White
Acting Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies
Terrorism and Conflict
Fellows
Ben Bowie
RUSI Associate Fellow
Fiona Clouder
Distinguished Fellow - Expertise in Latin America
Jennifer Cole
Associate Fellow
Duncan Depledge
Associate Fellow
Professor Lorraine Elliott
Senior Associate Fellow - Expert in environmental crime, climate and environmental security
Isabel Hilton OBE
Senior Associate Fellow
Genevieve Kotarska
RUSI Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher
Alexandria Reid
Associate Fellow | SHOC Network Member - Researcher
Henry Sanderson
Associate Fellow
Dr Sarah Ashbridge
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