The Resilience Brief

The threat of climate change to long-term, global security is well publicised. However, current political narratives, financial constraints and short-term threats have combined to leave sustainability initiatives and the area of climate intelligence an unfunded priority within NATO. At the same time, many climate change and sustainability practitioners have struggled to communicate a comprehendible narrative that suits a defence client. In short, prioritisation of traditional battlefield requirements threatens long-term resilience within our Armed Forces.

In the first series of The Resilience Brief podcast, we explore different facets of operational resilience for NATO armed forces. Our hosts, hosts Dr Sarah Ashbridge (RUSI/CCIP) and Lieutenant Colonel Alistair Beard (British Army) will navigate topics such as the future operating world, interoperability, and technologies, whilst also reflecting on domain specific requirements. 23 leading experts and practitioners will share their insights as to what holds strategic value for the Alliance, and the actions that can help us to improve resilience today.

This podcast has been enabled thanks to kind sponsorship of Frazer-Nash Consultancy and the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (NATO CCASCOE).

This project was delivered by Dr Sarah Ashbridge of S A Consultancy (Yorkshire) Ltd) with production services provided by Two Jacks Communications Ltd.

The views and opinions expressed in the podcast are solely those of the speakers and are not representative of IMCCS

• No. of episodes: 9
• Latest episode: 2026-01-09
• Government Science Earth Sciences

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