Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Joshua Busby was featured in a recent article published by Defense One on the growing role of climate change in U.S. national security strategy. In the article, co-authored with Greg Pollock, Dr. Busby outlined how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and sea-level rise are already imposing significant costs on military infrastructure and readiness, while also driving new strategic challenges at home and abroad.
“We agree with the Trump administration that fighting climate change should not be the primary focus of our national-security establishment…However, all Americans should want our military to integrate consideration of climate change into its planning and operations,” argues Busby. “Failure to plan for operating conditions that are changing fundamentally would be a colossal strategic mistake.”
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Joshua Busby recently co-authored a piece in The National Interest titled “No Easy Solutions to Europe’s Geopolitical Trilemma.” Busy examines the mounting strategic pressures facing the European Union as it seeks defense, economic, and energy autonomy amid growing uncertainty from Russia, China, and the United States. “Thankfully for Europe, it is wealthy enough to continue restricting...
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Joshua Busby recently published a piece in Foreign Policy titled “Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away.” Busby discusses the omission of climate change and concerns in the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS). “The Pentagon’s long-standing, bipartisan concern with climate- and energy-related matters was grounded in clear-eyed thinking about strategic risks, which...
The Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Clements Center for National Security, and School of Civic Leadership are pleased to announce that Robert D. Kaplan, the renowned foreign affairs correspondent and author, will be joining The University of Texas at Austin as a Distinguished Senior Lecturer. Kaplan will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, participate in our public events, and...