1.0Politics.co.ukhttps://www.politics.co.ukOlivia Blakehttps://www.politics.co.uk/author/oliviablake/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="poF11BSo3R"><a href="https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/02/17/olivia-blake-can-climate-adaptation-strengthen-uk-national-security/">Olivia Blake MP: ‘Can climate adaptation strengthen UK national security?’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/02/17/olivia-blake-can-climate-adaptation-strengthen-uk-national-security/embed/#?secret=poF11BSo3R" width="600" height="338" title="“Olivia Blake MP: ‘Can climate adaptation strengthen UK national security?’” — Politics.co.uk" data-secret="poF11BSo3R" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/iStock-1490343043.jpg1360770We are at a critical juncture marked by growing global uncertainty. The institutions and mechanisms that once sustained the post war era are being weakened or dismantled, with consequences that are no longer distant or abstract but increasingly felt by our constituents here at home. But responding to this upheaval means recognising that today’s national... Read more »