Confronting Global Security in an Era of Water Instabilities

Feb 3, 2017 | Kris Hartley, Cecilia Tortajada, and Asit K. Biswas
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Political instability complicated by water security threats compromises America’s ability to navigate global security challenges. The state of global security and stability appears more precarious now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Realignment of diplomatic alliances, the daily specter of terrorism somewhere in the world, and an inward turn by the governments of two of the world’s major powers, the UK and the United States, are contributing to an atmosphere of isolation, suspicion, frustration and distrust. However, global-scale threats to security, environment, and human well-being require the opposite approach: international collaboration through strong alliances among reliable and steadfast partners.