In the current issue of The Network Science Center Newsblast they delve into Political instability due to food insecurity. As part of its mission to support military units deployed on stability and security operations, the Civil Information Sharing (CIS) Project is undertaking a food system research effort that will provide additional insight into the link between food security and instability. Participating in this effort is the Defense Threat Re-duction Agency at West Point. Objec-tives of the research effort include developing methods of identifying the components of food systems and once identified, developing indicators for assessing weakness of and identi-fying potential threats to the system. Such knowledge can assist command-ers in deciding courses of action for stability and security missions where food insecurity is an issue. Click the cover to read more.
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