Climate Change
This global issue, as described by Niblett, is becoming increasingly difficult to address due to growing geopolitical tensions.
What is climate change?
Intelligence supports strategy by providing leaders with this type of information for decision-making
What is information about threats and opportunities?
Wirtz defines this as the relationship between a nation's goals and resources used to achieve them
What is strategy?
Countries negotiate these agreements to address shared issues such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions
What is international agreements?
The two countries at the center of the competition described in "The New Cold War"
What is the United States and China?
The world's two largest economies, whose rivalry complicates efforts to combat climate change
What is the United States and China?
George emphasizes that intelligence should inform policy without becoming this
What is policy advocacy?
Wirtz argues that modern security concerns extend beyond military threats to include cyberattacks, pandemics, and this environmental issues.
What is climate change?
Niblett argues that challenges such as climate change require countries to work together because they are not limited to one of these
What is national borders?
What is the New Cold War?
Niblett argues that climate change requires this type of cooperation among nations
What is international cooperation?
The connection between intelligence and strategy is important because both involve achieving these
What is national objectives?
Wirtz argues that technological advances have changed how nations approach conflict, and this
What is security?
Niblett argues that the New Cold War differs from the original Cold War because the two competitors are deeply linked through this global system
What is globalization?
A major challenge of the New Cold War is balancing competition between great powers with the need to address these shared problems
What is global challenges?
Climate change is often described as a "threat multiplier" because it worsens these existing challenges
What is social, economic, and political problems?
George argues that intelligence and strategy are linked because both seek to manage risk and reduce this
What is uncertainty?
This country is America's primary strategic competitor in the 21st century
What is China?
Issues that affect multiple countries and require joint responses are known as these types of challenges
What are transnational challenges?
Niblett argues that competition and cooperation must coexist if nations hope to address issues such as climate change and this other major challenge
What is global stability?
Niblett argues that climate action becomes more difficult when nations prioritize this over international cooperation
What is national self-interest?
George argues that intelligence is most useful when it helps policymakers make better choices by providing insight into this part of the strategic environment
What is threats and opportunities?
National security strategies must combine military, economic, technological, and these considerations.
What is environmental considerations?
Niblett argues that the future international order will be shaped by whether major powers can balance strategic rivalry with this necessity for solving transnational problems
What is global cooperation?
Niblett argues that China's growing power challenges the existing international order, largely shaped after this major historical period
What is World War II?