Global climate change : national security implications / Carolyn Pumphrey, editor.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Pumphrey, Carolyn W. (Carolyn Wilson), 1955-

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Triangle Institute for Security Studies

Series:

War and Terrorism Collection.

War and Terrorism Collection

Academic OneFile

Military & Intelligence Database

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Forecasting.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

International relations--Forecasting.

International relations.

National security--United States.

National security.

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.

Global warming.

global warming.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 446 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Carlisle Barracks, Pa.] : [Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College], [2008]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

"On March 30-31, 2007, the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) held a colloquium on 'Global Climate Change: National Security Implications' ... This edited volume is based on this event. It reflects, as closely as possible, the form and content of the conference"--Preface

Contents:

Defining the problem

A National Security Issue? How People Tried to Frame Global Warming /Spencer R. Weart

The Science of Climate Change / Robert W. Corell

A Threat Assessment / Richard A. Matthew

Commentator / James A. Rotenberg

Discussion

Human security

Water, Climate Change, and Human Security / Erika Weinthal

On Climate Change and Infectious Disease : Implications for Political Destabilization and Conflict / Andrew Price-Smith

Climate Change, Population Movements, and Conflict / Timothy J. McKeown

Commentator / David Gilmartin

U.S. National Defense

Climate Change : Complicating the Struggle against Extremist Ideology / Kent Hughes Butts

Under What Conditions Could Climate Change Pose a Threat to U.S. National Security? / Joshua Busby

The "Perfect Storm" / John T. Ackerman

Commentator / Gregory M. Douquet

Meeting the challenge.

International Diplomacy / Dennis Tanzler

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change : The Role of the Corporation / Simon Rich

Climate Change in the American Mind / Anthony Leiserowitz

Commentator / Marvin S. Soroos

Preparing for a changed environment

Achilles' Other Heel : Early Warning Systems / Michael H. Glantz

Good Governance and Stability / Robert H. Dorff

Defense Planning / Henry H. Gaffney, Jr.

Commentator / William Schlesinger

Opportunities or obstacles for the military

Climate, Energy, and Security

a Related Set of Challenges / E. Thomas Morehouse, Jr.

Military Technology and Renewable Energy / David A. Sheets

Warfare and Climate Change / Karen Lesley Hulme

Commentator / Christopher H. Schroeder

The U.S. Military : Planning for the future

The Role of the Military in Civil Support / Bert B. Tussing

Peace Operations / William L. Nash

The Strategic Challenges of the U.S. Army in the Face of Global Climate Change / Douglas V. Johnson II

Commentator / Richard J. Kilroy, Jr.

Keynote and summation

Keynote Address / Paul J. Kern

Synopsis and Concluding Remarks / Richard Weitz.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 2, 2008).

"May 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Pumphrey, Carolyn W. (Carolyn Wilson), 1955- Global climate change.

ISBN:

1584873523

9781584873525

OCLC:

226965443

Access Restriction:

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