Peter Schwartzstein, Contributor
Peter Schwartzstein is an environmental journalist who covers water scarcity, food security, and the conflict-climate nexus across the Middle East and North and East Africa for American and British magazines. He is also an environmental consultant and a nonresident fellow at the Center for Climate and Security. His website is www.pschwartzstein.com and he Tweets at @pschwartzstein.
Thanassis Cambanis, Senior Fellow and Director of Century International
Thanassis Cambanis is an author, journalist, and director of Century International. His work focuses on U.S. foreign policy, Arab politics, and social movements in the Middle East.
Order from Ashes Podcast: Nature and National Security in the Middle East
A fearsome array of climate and environmental woes is straining the Middle East, worsening the existing crisis of poor governance and weak states in the region. On this episode of “Order From Ashes,” we speak to climate researcher Peter Schwartzstein about some of the specific environmental emergencies in the Middle East, and some of the possible solutions.
The United States has many opportunities to incorporate environmental and climate change concerns into all its policymaking. Because of its acute crises of climate, governance, and security, the Middle East is particularly ripe for a new approach.
Drawing on the reports he spearheaded in TCF’s new initiative, “Nature and National Security in the Middle East,” Schwartzstein suggests some encouraging possible moves for Middle Eastern governments, civil society, and the United States to address this slow-burning emergency.
Participants include:
Peter Schwartzstein, independent researcher and
Thanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation
Tags: middle east, U.S. Foreign Policy, environment of the Middle East