CIA Director Cites ‘Impact of Climate Change’ as Deeper Cause of Global Instability

CNS News ^ | 11/16/15

[markomalley]

Speaking today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said that CIA analysts see “climate change” as a “deeper cause” of the instability seen in places like Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen and Libya.

“Mankind’s relationship with the natural world is aggravating these problems and is a potential source of crisis itself,” Brennan said at one point in his speech. “Last year was the warmest on record, and this year is on track to be even warmer.”

“When CIA analysts look for deeper causes of this rising instability, they find nationalistic, sectarian, and technological factors that are eroding the structure of the international system,” he said in another part of his speech. “They also see socioeconomic trends, the impact of climate change, and other elements that are cause for concern.”

(video at link)

Here are key excerpts from Brennan’s speech:

“The impression one might get from the daily headlines is that the world has become more unstable. And indeed, the historical record supports that judgment.

“In the past three years, there have been more outbreaks of instability than at any time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, matching the rate we saw during decolonization in the 1960s. This has not just been a period of protests and government change, but of violent insurgency and, in particular, of breakdowns in many states’ ability to govern.

“Ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, and parts of Africa are clear examples. The human toll is reflected in the UN’s recent announcement that the number of refugees and internally displaced persons in the world is the highest it has been since World War II. And of course, all this localized strife gives rise to the persistent threat of international terrorism.

“When CIA analysts look for deeper causes of this rising instability, they find nationalistic, sectarian, and technological factors that are eroding the structure of the international system. They also see socioeconomic trends, the impact of climate change, and other elements that are cause for concern. ….

“In many developing societies, growing pessimism about the prospects for economic advancement is fueling instability. Regions with burgeoning youth populations, such as the Arab world, have been unable to achieve the growth needed to reduce high unemployment rates. Perceptions of growing inequality have resulted in more assertive street politics and populism. At the same time, slower growth has left these nations with fewer resources to devote to economic, humanitarian, and peacekeeping assistance to address these challenges.

“Mankind’s relationship with the natural world is aggravating these problems and is a potential source of crisis itself. Last year was the warmest on record, and this year is on track to be even warmer.

“Extreme weather, along with public policies affecting food and water supplies, can worsen or create humanitarian crises. Of most immediate concern, sharply reduced crop yields in multiple places simultaneously could trigger a shock in food prices with devastating effect, especially in already fragile regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Compromised access to food and water greatly increases the prospect for famine and deadly epidemics.

To read the full transcript of Brennan’s speech posted on the CIA website click here.

[ETL]

If the CIA is actually buying into this crap...

Most of the people or groups pushing this global governance scheme don't actually believe it themselves. They just want the masses to believe it.

[GOPJ]

There's been NO change in temperatures in the ME... What the hell is the fruitcake talking about?Buba - the guy's a Muslim convert...

[Sioux-san]

And Brennan should know that the nomads move around the desert when the well dries up. Taqiyya in full play by our own Govt.

[Reaganez]

Charlie Sheen is HIV positive because of Global Warming.

[Regulator]

Brennan didn’t get to be a former Lefty hippy jerk to CIA director by actually having an opinion that runs counter to his boss.

That’s a long way of saying “dat boy be kissin’ butt”

[.45 Long Colt]

That may be true, but I think it’s more likely he’s Jesuit- controlled. He is certainly Jesuit-trained.

[detective]

CIA Director John Brennan is a Muslim convert whose company destroyed Obama’s passport and other records during the 2008 campaign.

He is an Obama ally who hates America.

[justa-hairyape]

Statist fools never want to blame their own failed policies. Like for example pulling US troops out of Iraq and using Islamic rebels to overthrow Asad. Some of those rebels turned into ISIS. They cannot admit that so they blame Climate Change and pour more millions into fake studies. The CIA and State Department are the root of all of our problems.

[meatloaf]

Obviously Brennan can suck a bowling wall through a garden hose. That’s the only explanation for his actions in promoting global warming.

[Paul R.]

This is very racist. You know, the old saw about how when it heats up, certain sorts of people just can’t behave...

[VTenigma]

Man, when these people all get on the same progressive page they are just like a bunch of trained seals.

[Parley Baer]

Well John, please tell us how the weather has changed in those countries that you mentioned. I personally think you are full of it.

[Ann Archy]

Brennan is a MUSLIM CONVERT!!

[lowbridge]

“In the past three years, there have been more outbreaks of instability than at any time since the collapse of the Soviet Union”

Obamas fault.

[beethovenfan]

CIA ANAL-ists

[sarasmom]

Well,most normal people can’t believe this crap.

But anyone who has ever been associated with them, willingly or not, know better.

President Trump should disband/clean out both the CIA and the State Department, along with purging most Federal agencies by 80%.

The tricky thing will be to determine which 20% should be retained, in any capacity.

[headstamp 2]

Apparently aiding and abetting the “Arab Spring” doesn’t enter into the equation.

[ronnietherocket3]

Ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, and parts of Africa are clear examples.

Of these the only one that is not Islamic is the Ukraine and this instability is probably a continuation of centuries of instability in Eastern Europe that paused for half a century because of the USSR.

Not content to limiting its killing fields to Iraqi and Syrian lands and to setting up local franchises in other countries of the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, ISIL has developed an external operations agenda that it is now implementing with lethal effect.

This sounds like how the early Muslims expanded outside of Mecca. They just were not happy to limit their killing to the area around Mecca.

they find nationalistic, sectarian, and technological factors that are eroding the structure of the international system.

A system imposed without their consent that often has worked against their interests.

They also see socioeconomic trends, the impact of climate change, and other elements that are cause for concern. Let me touch upon a couple of them.

Basically, there are a large number of explanations that work together and "climate change" is one of them. But lets give lots of money to poor people like Al Gore.

and that is certainly where we see states that have actually failed, and borders that no longer carry any practical effect, such as the border between Syria and Iraq. But there is considerable stress on governments in even the world’s most stable regions.

Outside of Western countries and maybe South Korea and India, have borders ever meant much to anyone? Most of European history is a tangled web of shifting borders and people migrating from one area to another. I agree that well established borders are necessary for economic development, but the borders must actually reflect reality. Most of the borders in the Middle East are just lines on a map.

And as we have seen, when people become disillusioned with the powers that be, social media enable them to more quickly and easily form associations that defy the status quo.

One solution to this would be to encourage the powers that be to serve their people not themselves.

Of most immediate concern, sharply reduced crop yields in multiple places simultaneously could trigger a shock in food prices with devastating effect, especially in already fragile regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Compromised access to food and water greatly increases the prospect for famine and deadly epidemics.

Or government policy like ethanol standards.

As an intelligence officer, much of my job involves dealing with the unintended consequences of the cyber revolution. For as much as it brings the world together, it also serves the purposes of those who wish us harm.

So basically its like almost everything else in human history, it is ammoral and can be used for good or evil.



That said, he presented almost no information on how climate change is actually leading to terrorism. Makes me wonder if this is just another fad.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This guy must have been hired by Algore.

[Mariner]

This could have been written by any of a million first year University students.