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Climate Change
NATO
Interoperability
Naval Forces
Multi-Domain Operations
Energy Security
Hydrogen (as a Logistics Vector)
Arctic
Climate Resilience
Operational Resilience
Disaster Relief (HADR)
Fuel Transitions / Energy In Naval Operations
Logistics
Russia
China
Military Readiness
Armed Forces
Energy Transition
Whole Of Society
Modular Ship Design

The threat of climate change to long-term, global security is well publicised. However, current political narratives, financial constraints and short-term threats have combined to leave sustainability initiatives and the area of climate intelligence an unfunded priority within NATO. At the same time, many climate change and sustainability practitioners have struggled to communicate a comprehendibl... more

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So far, The Resilience Brief series has discussed a wide range of themes, to identify the environmental threat, risks and opportunities to militaries, both now and in the future. But how is NATO cohering this plethora of activity and what is it prior... more

This episode of the TRB discusses the problem of aligning military knowledge and understanding with the expertise of industry. Experts from academia and industry share their view on the role of personnel in facilitating research and development as th... more

In this episode, guest speakers examine how approaches to climate change vary geographically, specifically looking at how our allies and adversaries are tackling the global north and global south.

A common theme across the TRB series so far has bee... more

In this episode, guest speakers examine how approaches to climate change vary geographically, specifically looking at how our allies and adversaries are tackling the global north and global south.

A common theme across the TRB series so far has bee... more

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Aurelio Colagrande
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO
NATO
Episode: Foresight within NATO: The future.
Mathieu Bussieres
Director of NATO CASCOE
NATO CASCOE
Episode: Foresight within NATO: The future.
Erin Sikorsky
Director of the Centre for Climate and Security and the International Military Council on Climate and Security; author
Centre for Climate and Security / IMCCS
Episode: Technological solutions to achieving climate resilience and the personnel touch
Victoria Doherty
Head of Innovation and Technical Capability
QinetiQ
Episode: Technological solutions to achieving climate resilience and the personnel touch
Ben Bekkering
Vice Admiral, Royal Netherlands Navy (retired); Maritime security and climate change researcher
Royal Netherlands Navy / Research contributor
Episode: Geographical climate change: NATO and the adversary in the global North and global South.
Katarzyna Zysk
Professor of International Relations and Contemporary History
Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (Norwegian Defence University College)
Episode: Geographical climate change: NATO and the adversary in the global North and global South.
Besmire Shurdha
Captain, Armoured Reconnaissance Officer, Royal Canadian Dragoons; Project Director, Directorate of Land Requirements
Canadian Army / Royal Canadian Dragoons
Episode: Championing climate innovation at the lowest level: top-down, bottom-up solutions to resilience
Bryan Munce
Sergeant, Paratrooper, 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment; involved in capability acquisition and Project Lurcher
British Army
Episode: Championing climate innovation at the lowest level: top-down, bottom-up solutions to resilience
Major General Simon Bernard
Recently retired Infantry Officer, Canadian Army; Deputy Commander of Canadian Joint Operations Command
Canadian Armed Forces
Episode: Integration climate resilience across domains: Multi-Domain Operations

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Dr Sarah Ashbridge
Host of The Resilience Brief; research fellow with RUSI/CCIP; affiliated with IMCCS
Ali Beard
Co-host; Lt Col in the British Army; leads discussions on resilience and defense technology integration

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Disaster Mode: Activated
Q: What risks, threats or problems under the resilience umbrella keep you up at night?
The guests describe a connected, multi-threat landscape where climate change, war, poverty, and authoritarianism interlink, and the difficulty lies in translating these complex risks into actionable military planning while avoiding doom-mongering.
Technological solutions to achieving climate resilience and the personnel touch
Q: How can the military ensure it gets the right information to make smart decisions about technology investments?
By breaking silos and fostering cross-team conversations, ensuring that climate and environmental data are consistently considered in planning, and encouraging regional and international collaboration to share best practices and lessons learned.
Technological solutions to achieving climate resilience and the personnel touch
Q: What is the role of personnel when we're thinking about technologies in the resilience context?
Personnel act as translators and integrators who bring practical field experience to researchers, helping to identify real problems and test solutions in realistic settings, while bridging silos between military operations and technical development.
Resilience in the Air: Jet Zero or Zero Chance?
Q: What keeps Maurice Dixon up at night regarding air resilience?
Getting climate risk understood within the military decision process and embedded into strategic planning so that decarbonisation and energy resilience directly support operational advantage.
In Hot Water: Climate Challenges for Naval Forces
Q: Lisa, can I put that to you first, please?
Lisa highlights that climate risks are intertwined with societal beliefs and the sheer scale of threats, which makes prioritising resilience a challenge, and effective communication is essential to embed climate considerations into planning.

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Explores how climate risk intersects with defense planning, readiness, and technology, emphasizing resilience across multi-domain operations and NATO-aligned security. Conversations balance strategic foresight with practical implementation—ranging from wargaming and energy transition to interoperability, personnel development, and cross-sector collaboration. Notable is the steady focus on turning climate intelligence into actionable outcomes for military estates, basing, procurement, and training, often anchored by high-level military leaders, policy specialists, and industry practitioners. A distinctive thread is translating climate and sustainability into measurable impact on readiness, capability, and alliance cohesion, with sponsorship ... more

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