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The United Nations International Office of Migration (IOM) has set a $2.7 billion fundraising goal for 2024 to help migrants displaced by climate change, the agency announced Monday.
The U.S. needs to better secure its Arctic territories and waters, while working more with its allies to better secure theirs. Although the Arctic has been relatively peaceful since the end of the Cold War—a recurring mantra has been “high latitude, low tensions”—U.S. military forces need to be prepared for unexpected conflicts that can erupt quickly, like Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Hamas’ devastating attack on Israel.
The International Monetary Fund canceled a talk with physicist John Clauser after he said, “Climate change is not a crisis.”
With formal co-operation with Russia on hold since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, experts say the concept of the Arctic Council is "in tatters."
The federal government's promise of more defence spending is significant, according to an expert at the University of Manitoba. "We are definitely in a shift in attention to homeland security, because we now realize that North America is vulnerable," says Andrea Charron.