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U.S. National Security And Climate Change, Alexandra E. Koch, Nicole K. Carle, Gregory P. Noone
U.S. National Security And Climate Change, Alexandra E. Koch, Nicole K. Carle, Gregory P. Noone
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
As sea temperatures rise and natural disasters intensify, it is critical that the U.S. national security strategy actively include plans to account for global climate change and address the complex environmental and humanitarian challenges that parallel and are driven by rising temperatures, such as resource scarcity, forced displacement, and regional instability. Climate change acts as a “threat multiplier for instability” in some of the most volatile regions of the world and can contribute to rising tensions even in historically stable regions. Climate change can also lead to increased vulnerability of military infrastructure and logistics, undermine military readiness, and demand a …