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ADAPT Director Bill Erysian has collaborated on a newly-published article for Military Review magazine that focuses on food security issues of the Baltic States, particularly in light of potential Russian aggression in the region. The article largely takes an agro-economic perspective and reveals some vulnerabilities that can impact the region's agricultural and foods sectors:

NATO’s Most Vulnerable Flank, but Not for the Reasons We Think Military Review July-August 2024

Here is a great update from Captain Juan Whiting of the 351st Civil Affairs Command (and one of ADAPT's adjunct instructors) following his recent active duty assignment in the Philippines. Read about it here:

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAPT ADJUNCT PROFESSORS MAJ GUSTAVO FERREIRA AND MAJ JAMIE CRITELLI FOR PUBLISHING 9 SCHOLARLY ARTICLES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, REGIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY ACTIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

LSU Alum and Army Major Brings Agricultural Insights to the Front Lines of Global Security Gustavo Ferreira, a U.S. Army major with a doctorate in agricultural economics from LSU, is helping military decision-makers gain insight into how agriculture-related issues can affect military actions across the globe. 

Read USAID Administrator Samantha Power's statement last month on World Food Day. A strong recommitment to advancing food security worldwide:

On World Food Day, Recommitting to Advancing Food Security Worldwide | Statement by Administrator Samantha Power | U.S. Agency for International Development With populations, water scarcity, and the frequency and intensity of natural disasters rising, tackling food insecurity is one of the most complex challenges we face as an Agency. But we know real progress is possible: in Feed the Future’s first decade alone, the effort helped reduce poverty, hung...

The Global Alliance for Food Security has launched a new module on its Global Food Nutrition Security Dashboard that tracks progress of the Food Security Crisis Preparedness Plan and mobilizes early action when crises are detected:

Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard | Data on food crisis The Global Food and Nutrition Security Dashboard, from the World Bank, G7 and partners, is a tool that provides timely, high-quality data at country and global levels on the food crisis.

LARGE SEGMENTS OF MOLDOVA'S POPULATION ARE FOOD INSECURE. A RECENT ARTICLE THAT ANALYZES THE COUNTRY'S FOOD RESILIENCY, WRITTEN BY TWO U.S. ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS WHO HAVE ALSO TAUGHT ON THE ADAPT COURSE:

Food Resiliency in Moldova: Assessment and Lessons from Ukraine Many lessons have been learned from the ongoing war in Ukraine to include the growing awareness of the need for resilient civil societies that are prepared to deal with shocks and will likely bounce back after a crisis.

ROOTS OF PEACE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW AN NGO CAN GET THINGS DONE IN A CONFLICT ZONE THROUGH AGRICULTURE. ROOTS OF PEACE HAS BEEN A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE ADAPT WORKSHOP RESOURCE TEAM:

2023 Kühn - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World Heidi Kühn of the United States will receive the 2023 World Food Prize for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods and resilience after devastating conflict. For more than two decades, she has shown more than a million people living in war-torn reg...

ADAPT Director Bill Erysian participated in the recent Civil Affairs Synchronization Working Group, hosted by the 351st Civil Affairs Command, delivering a briefing on ADAPT's relevance in INDOPACOM.

ADAPT signs Memorandum of Understanding with USACAPOC. Read about it here:

Partnership between Fresno State, U.S. Army Civil Affairs focuses on global food security issues - Fresno State News For the past decade, Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology has helped […]

ADAPT recommends "The Wolves of Helmand," a memoir of author Frank Biggio's deployment to Afghanistan in a Civil Affairs capacity, supporting 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. A must-read for any Civil Affairs practitioner.

#Reviewing The Wolves of Helmand Overall, Biggio conveys a great deal of information in a compact, highly-readable form. He touches lightly, but from the heart, on serious topics which makes this an accessible book for even the least militarily-savvy reader. An informed reader will appreciate the tale, while less-knowledgeable read