Transition Security Project

Lorah Steichen

Lorah Steichen researches climate, militarism and global political economy. She is the Global Systems and Policy Manager at CCI where she also works on international financial systems. Lorah has previously worked at the National Priorities Project at the Institute of Policy Studies and the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.

lsteichen@climateandcommunity.org

Two Transitions

A series of essays on geopolitics, the climate crisis and collective safety in a multipolar world.

Khem Rogaly, Patrick Bigger, Lorah Steichen

Published October 28, 2025

Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile

How can the Pentagon’s energy transition mineral stockpiles be repurposed toward the green transition?

Published December 4, 2025

Transition Security

What are the consequences of militarisation for a warming world? How will Transition Security Project respond to this moment?

Khem Rogaly, Patrick Bigger, Lorah Steichen

Published October 16, 2025

The Climate Crisis and the US War Machine

The Pentagon is the world's largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels.

Patrick Bigger, Adrien Salazar, Zainab Koli, Lorah Steichen

Published February 11, 2025

Redirecting Energy Transition Minerals from the Pentagon Fleet to the Public Good

The Pentagon fleet demands a vast amount of energy transition minerals.

Lorah Steichen, Mekedas Belayneh, Matthew Haugen, Patrick Bigger, Lucy Block

Published February 19, 2025