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Page 1. National Security, Risk, and the Politics of Precaution: Addressing the Military Role in Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Chad M Briggs Dept. International Relations, Lehigh University chad. briggs@lehigh. edu Abstract ...
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... Chad M. Briggs, PhD, Dept. International Relations & Environmental Initiative, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, 610-758-3388, chad.briggs@ lehigh.edu. National security decision-making relies upon ...
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Norway powers up. Chad Briggs Alternatives 27:22, 5-6, 3/2001. Proponents of the new plants argued that despite very high energy production in recent years(Norway ranks behind only Russia, Brazil, China, the US and Canada ...
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Sources of drinking water have been contaminated by military-related activity for decades, but such environmental pollution has not been recognized as a security threat in its own right. The case of perchlorate in the United States... more
Sources of drinking water have been contaminated by military-related activity for decades, but such environmental pollution has not been recognized as a security threat in its own right. The case of perchlorate in the United States demonstrates the reflexive nature of ...
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... Achim Maas (lead author) Chad Briggs Vicken Cheterian Kerstin Fritzsche Bernice Lee Cleo Paskal Dennis Tänzler Alexander Carius ... Achim Maas, Chad Briggs, Vicken Cheterian, Kerstin Fritzsche, Bernice Lee, Cleo Paskal, Dennis Tänzler... more
... Achim Maas (lead author) Chad Briggs Vicken Cheterian Kerstin Fritzsche Bernice Lee Cleo Paskal Dennis Tänzler Alexander Carius ... Achim Maas, Chad Briggs, Vicken Cheterian, Kerstin Fritzsche, Bernice Lee, Cleo Paskal, Dennis Tänzler and Alexander Carius ...
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Research Interests: Military Science, Air Force Studies, Natural Resources, Geopolitics, Political Science, and 14 moreStrategic Planning, Risk, Ecology, Agriculture, Peru, Climate, Futures Studies, Environmental Sustainability, Instability, Glaciers, Environmental Impact, Military Strategy, Parameters, and Water Supplies
Analysis of the nuclear WMD preemption strategy of the GW Bush administration, presented at California State University Fullerton campus in October 2003.
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Page 153. Water Regulation through Two Transitions: The Case of Hungary Chad M. Briggs Present Address. Professor of Sociology, Corvinus University of Budapest Budapest 1093, Fovam ter 8, Hungary Correspondence Address. Dept. ...
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Concepts of hybrid warfare and climate security are contested on their own, and are rarely considered as connected in planning for future security risks. Yet climate change presents new hazards for national security, and opportunities for... more
Concepts of hybrid warfare and climate security are contested on their own, and are rarely considered as connected in planning for future security risks. Yet climate change presents new hazards for national security, and opportunities for those looking to foment instability and uncertainty in traditional institutions. This article examines the connections between climate change risks and hybrid war strategies, and focuses on concepts of resilience targeting, information warfare, and geoengineering, illustrating that ‘full spectrum’ analyses of security are necessary in developing future security strategies.
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The connection between climate change and security is now increasingly recognized as a legitimate cause for concern whether the implications are for military security (CNA Corporation, 2007), energy security (Paskal, 2009), or ecological... more
The connection between climate change and security is now increasingly recognized as a legitimate cause for concern whether the implications are for military security (CNA Corporation, 2007), energy security (Paskal, 2009), or ecological security (Pirages & De ...
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... 18015, USA E-mail: chad.briggs@lehigh.edu Abstract: This study examines the valuable role that risk analysis and disaster research can play in redefining national security, particularly for post-conflict construction and development... more
... 18015, USA E-mail: chad.briggs@lehigh.edu Abstract: This study examines the valuable role that risk analysis and disaster research can play in redefining national security, particularly for post-conflict construction and development policies. ...
Research Interests: Business, Military Science, Epidemiology, Foreign Policy, Environmental Health, and 15 moreRisk and Vulnerability, Peacekeeping, Environmental Change, Peacebuilding, Risk Analysis, National Security, Development policy, Case Study, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Environmental Risk Assessment, Social Relation, Environmental Conditions, Health risk, Post conflict reconstruction and development, and Post Conflict Issues
The importance of environmental factors during and after conflict has often not received adequate attention, and is of particular importance when assessing those groups most vulnerable to changing conditions. Post-war reconstruction and... more
The importance of environmental factors during and after conflict has often not received adequate attention, and is of particular importance when assessing those groups most vulnerable to changing conditions. Post-war reconstruction and aid policies must take note of which groups are most susceptible to environmental health risks, and how the conflict itself often created new vulnerabilities through deliberate destruction of the natural and built environments. The environmental security and public health fields have a good deal to offer in understanding these dynamics, and must work more closely together in the future to identify potential vulnerabilities in advance of conflicts and disasters.
Research Interests: Epidemiology, Disaster risk management, Global Health, Lebanon, Environmental Health, and 15 moreRisk and Vulnerability, Sri Lanka, Built Environment, Armed Conflict, Public Health, Risk assessment, Environmental Planning, Environmental Security, Israel, Natural disaster, Health Status, Health risk, Risk Assessment, Environment, and Environmental factor
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Governments and popular discussions have increasingly referred to concepts of `climate security', often with reference to IPCC data. Development of effective methodologies to translate complex, scientific data into risk assessments... more
Governments and popular discussions have increasingly referred to concepts of `climate security', often with reference to IPCC data. Development of effective methodologies to translate complex, scientific data into risk assessments has lagged, resulting in overly simplistic political assumptions of potential impacts. Climate security scenarios have been developed for use by security and military agencies, but effective engagement by scientific communities requires an improved framework. Effective use of data requires improvement both of climate projections, and the mapping of cascading impacts across interlinked, complex systems. In this research we propose a process for systematic generation of subsets of scenarios (of arbitrary size) from a given set of variables with possible interlinkages. The variables could include climatic changes as well as other global changes of concerns in a security context. In coping with possible challenges associated with the nexus of climate cha...
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ABSTRACT This article examines the role of environmental change in conducting intelligence assessments, and the important role in integrating scientific data with background assumptions behind military and security planning. Tracing the... more
ABSTRACT This article examines the role of environmental change in conducting intelligence assessments, and the important role in integrating scientific data with background assumptions behind military and security planning. Tracing the development of environmental security concepts, recent military and intelligence interest in climate and environmental changes are based on practical concerns over critical vulnerabilities of infrastructure, energy supplies, and system stability. Examples from Central Asia illustrate the cascading nature of environmental security risks, particularly with water and energy systems. The discussion follows with how scenarios and risk assessments can be integrated with concepts from environmental net assessments, and why traditional assumptions of probabilities, uncertainties and secrecy may be misleading. It is essential to understand not only how extreme future changes might be, but what capabilities we and allies posses to adapt to environmental-related hazards.
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... O E Risk Assessment: Perchlorate as a National Security Threat CHAD M. BRIGGS Page 2. 20 | ... Author Information The author is with the Dept. of International Relations, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015; chad.briggs@lehigh.edu.... more
... O E Risk Assessment: Perchlorate as a National Security Threat CHAD M. BRIGGS Page 2. 20 | ... Author Information The author is with the Dept. of International Relations, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015; chad.briggs@lehigh.edu. ...
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Research Interests: Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Political Science, Water resources, Ecotoxicology, and 10 moreEnvironmental Politics, Public Health, Risk assessment, Water Resources Management, Perchlorate, Surface Water, Public Administration and Policy, Scientific Research, Risk Assessment, and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
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Page 1. Environmental security, abrupt climate change and strategic intelligence Chad Michael Briggs February 15, 2009 Page 2. This paper assesses the current policy efforts to define and confront environmental security chal-lenges. ...