Peter
Schwartzstein

Environmental journalist @NatGeo, @NYT, @bbc etc. Global Fellow @ The Wilson Center, Fellow @ Center for Climate & Security

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Jan 31, 2023

Environmentalism for Sovereignty’s Sake

Egypt’s Gebel Elba National Park is, by all accounts, a spectacular place. But it better be to justify the fuss it takes to visit. First you have to apply for a permit. If that’s approved (and almost…

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Dec 1, 2022

Media and Climate Security: Mutual Miscomprehension?

There’s a scene near the climax of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express when Hercule Poirot starts to plot out the possible murderers. There’s Colonel Arbuthnot, who had opportunity…

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Mar 17, 2022

COP 27 in Sharm: Few Opportunities and More Challenges for MENA Environmentalists

In November, the world’s marquee climate conference will come to one of its fastest warming regions. Over roughly two weeks, global leaders, businesspeople, and, in theory, civil society organizations,…

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Jan 12, 2021

How We Misunderstand the Magnitude of Climate Risks – and Why That Contributes to Controversy

The Syrian civil war has raged for almost a decade now, and in the climate security community it can feel as if we’ve spent at least that long arguing about its causes. For every claim about the impact…