Peter Schwartzstein | Climate Change, Migration, and the Wars of the Future

Climate change is no longer only an environmental issue. It is becoming a geopolitical, economic, and security crisis capable of reshaping migration, conflict, and political stability across entire regions.In Part I of our special two-part series “Climate Wars: The Conflicts of the Future,” environmental journalist and researcher Peter Schwartzstein explains how drought, water scarcity, collapsing agricultural systems, and weak governance are already fueling instability from the Middle East to the Sahel.From Syria and Afghanistan to resource competition and mass displacement, this conversation examines what happens when environmental stress collides with fragile political systems.Peter Schwartzstein is an environmental journalist, researcher, and advisor focused on environmental peacebuilding and climate conflict. He has reported from more than thirty countries for National Geographic and is the author of “The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence.”Further reading:— Peter Schwartzstein’s official website:www.pschwartzstein.com “The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence”by Peter Schwartzstein:The Heat and the Fury | Princeton University Press