Council On Strategic Risks

THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PARTISAN SECURITY POLICY INSTITUTE INCORPORATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DEVOTED TO ANTICIPATING, ANALYZING AND ADDRESSING CORE SYSTEMIC RISKS TO SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY, WITH SPECIAL EXAMINATION OF THE WAYS IN WHICH THESE RISKS INTERSECT AND EXACERBATE ONE ANOTHER. TO FURTHER THIS GOAL, CSR CURRENTLY HOSTS NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTES ON CLIMATE AND SECURITY (THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND SECURITY) AND STRATEGIC WEAPONS RISKS (THE CENTER ON STRATEGIC WEAPONS), AS WELL AS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STUDY CONVERGING, CROSS-SECTORAL RISKS (THE CONVERGING RISKS LAB), WHICH INCLUDES THE CLIMATE-NUCLEAR-SECURITY PROJECT. CSR ALSO HOSTS COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING PRACTITIONERS AND SCHOLARS PURSUING INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH AND POLICY PROGRAMS THAT EXPLORE SYSTEMIC RISKS TO SECURITY AND THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN THEM. CSR CONTENDS THAT THOUGH SOCIETIES ARE FACING UNPRECEDENTED RISKS, THEY ALSO POSSESS UNPRECEDENTED FORESIGHT, AND THIS DYNAMIC CREATES A "RESPONSIBILITY TO PREPARE".

THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND SECURITY ("CCS") - CCS IS A NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTE OF CSR WITH A TEAM AND DISTINGUISHED ADVISORY BOARD OF SECURITY AND MILITARY EXPERTS. CCS ENVISIONS A CLIMATE-RESILIENT WORLD WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS TO SECURITY ARE SIGNIFICANT AND UNPRECEDENTED, AND ACTS TO ADDRESS THOSE THREATS IN A MANNER THAT IS COMMENSURATE TO THEIR SCALE, CONSEQUENCE AND PROBABILITY. TO FURTHER THIS GOAL, CCS FACILITATES POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES AND DIALOGUES, PROVIDES ANALYSIS, CONDUCTS RESEARCH, COMMUNICATES TO THE PUBLIC, AND ACTS AS A RESOURCE HUB IN THE CLIMATE AND SECURITY FIELD. FOR MORE, VISIT THE CCS WEBSITE.

THE JANNE E. NOLAN CENTER ON STRATEGIC WEAPONS ("CSW") - CSW IS A NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTE OF CSR THAT EXPLORES THREAT REDUCTION OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, DIFFUSION AND USE OF STRATEGIC WEAPONS IN A CHALLENGING SECURITY LANDSCAPE. A TEAM OF EXPERTS LAUNCHED CSW WITH A RECOGNITION THAT NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND OTHER STRATEGIC WEAPONS THREATS ARE RISING BOTH DUE TO DIRECT CHANGES IN POLICIES AND PRACTICES GLOBALLY, AND AS A RESULT OF INCREASING STRESS ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND NORMS. AS STRATEGIC WEAPONS THREATS RISE, CSW IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING ACHIEVABLE RISK-REDUCING SOLUTIONS.

THE CONVERGING RISKS LAB ("CRL") - CRL IS A RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT-ORIENTED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STUDY CONVERGING, CROSS-SECTORAL RISKS IN A RAPIDLY-CHANGING WORLD. THE CRL WILL BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM WITHIN THE CSR'S DISTINCT INSTITUTES, AND FROM MULTIPLE SECTORS OF THE SECURITY COMMUNITY, TO ASK FORWARD-THINKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CONVERGING RISKS, AND TO DEVELOP ANTICIPATORY SOLUTIONS. THE LAB CURRENTLY INCLUDES THE CLIMATE-NUCLEAR-SECURITY PROJECT.