Geographical climate change: NATO and the adversary in the global North and global South.

In this episode, guest speakers examine how approaches to climate change vary geographically, specifically looking at how our allies and adversaries are tackling the global north and global south. A common theme across the TRB series so far has been the military's tendency to focus internally on their individual need to adapt to extreme environments rather than mitigation of their detrimental impact to climate change. However, given nations will routinely operate as part of a coalition, it is important to understand how climate change varies geographically – from the 'extreme cold' of the global north to the 'extreme heat' of southern Europe and into Africa. Similarly, we have heard little about how our adversaries are exploiting climate change projects to enhance their own resilience to reshape the strategic picture. In this episode, hosts Dr Sarah Ashbridge and Lieutenant Colonel Ali Beard are joined by Professor Katarzyna Zysk (INSTITUTE) and Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ben Bekkering (Royal Netherlands Navy) to hear more about how climate change is affecting the strategic picture in the global north and global south. How are potential adversaries such as Russia and China engaging with Climate Change? Are NATO's priorities aligned with those we seek to protect? What is the 'Arc of Instability' and how might it frame the future of NATO activity? Tune in to find out. The views of all speakers represent their own opinions based on their individual experiences. All views belong to the individual speakers and do not reflect the official position of their employers or the IMCCS This podcast has been created thanks to the sponsorship and partnership of Frazer-Nash and the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE). This product has also been enabled by the production services of Two Jacks Communications and project management services of S A Consultancy (Yorkshire). Resources recommended by Episode 10 guest speakers: -            Katarzyna Zysk (2025). Recalibrating Relations with Russia, Hague Summit Series No. 3. The International Centre for Defence and Security.  -            Katarzyna Zysk (2025). Russia's Nuclear Doctrine Amendments: Scare Tactics or Real Shift? United States Institute of Peace. <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-left: 36.0pt; text-inde