We pay special attention to the actor(s) who are in the position of evaluating policies. Human security is, after all, the security that the individuals can entertain through his or her action. Who after all decides what is desirable? What makes one better prepared to decide what is desirable?

Here we'll look at one way in which a particular set of actors (US intelligence agencies) embedded in a specific set of institutional logics (security, government) understand a policy problem (climate change).