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Denmark's Lessons, Sten Rynning
Denmark's Lessons, Sten Rynning
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article argues despite opportunities to learn valuable strategic lessons from Denmark’s effort in the Afghanistan War (2001–14), Danish civil authorities implemented a comprehensive approach policy that failed to establish a bridge to lessons learned by the military. Denmark’s experience in the Afghanistan War demonstrates promises and perils of lessons learned processes.
The Theater Of Climate Change, Richard Faulk
The Theater Of Climate Change, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
President Obama's unilateralism promises nothing to avert planetary disasters, and since the fabled “green economy” is, at least presently, an elusive myth, one can only conclude that there must be another agenda: wealth redistribution for its own sake. If any other result is intended, it has not been credibly articulated. Unless a realistic, reliable and transparent program for replacing our wealth is created, siphoning current resources will diminish and ultimately extinguish American prosperity.
The Winter Of Our Discontent: The Impact Of Copenhagen's Failure, Richard Faulk
The Winter Of Our Discontent: The Impact Of Copenhagen's Failure, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
Far from treating climate change as a “universal” problem that transcends national boundaries, the Copenhagen conference devolved into a frustrating exercise in nationalism, where individual nations, or groups of nations, tried to satisfy their particular needs, as opposed to redressing global climate problems. Now that Copenhagen’s uproar has faded, it is appropriate to evaluate the consequences of the conference’s failure for American industry.
The Copenhagen Accord And The Future Of The International Climate Change Regime, Francesco Sindico
The Copenhagen Accord And The Future Of The International Climate Change Regime, Francesco Sindico
Francesco Sindico
This paper analyses the environmental integrity, the nature and the political relevance of the Copenhagen Accord. According to the first two parameters, the Copenhagen Accord is not satisfactory. From a political point of view the conclusion is slightly different, albeit not positive. This paper concludes arguing that after the Copenhagen Conference the future of the international climate change legal regime is likely to be more fragmented, the Accord being one further piece of the global carbon puzzle.
China In Context: Energy, Water, And Climate Cooperation, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
China In Context: Energy, Water, And Climate Cooperation, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Climate resilient communities can be achieved with the support of global research, development, deployment, and diffusion of environmentally sound low GHG emission technologies and processes. Technology cooperation should lower emissions remaining mindful of biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods. China and the United States need to respond effectively to both economic and climate crises and can do so in part by cooperating on environmentally sound technology that transforms the global use of energy.
Collaborative Community-Based Natural Resource Management, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Collaborative Community-Based Natural Resource Management, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
This article analyzes the importance of increasing civil society actor access to and influence in international legal and policy negotiations, drawing from academic scholarship on governance, conservation and environmental sustainability, natural resource management, observations of civil society actors, and the authors’ experiences as participants in international environmental negotiations.
Climate Change Consensus: Emerging International Law, Prof. Elizabeth N. Burleson
Climate Change Consensus: Emerging International Law, Prof. Elizabeth N. Burleson
Prof. Elizabeth Burleson
This article focuses on emerging international law addressing climate change. Providing a background on international negotiations, it considers the greenhouse gas emissions targets needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Assessing the funding debate, this article concludes that agreement in Copenhagen must result in a comprehensive instrument with which to maintain global emissions below 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Multilateral coordination can develop an effective framework for climate stabilization.
Global Warming: A Second Coming For International Law?, Deepa Badrinarayana
Global Warming: A Second Coming For International Law?, Deepa Badrinarayana
Deepa Badrinarayana
Currently, there are no adequate mechanisms under international law to balance the competing tensions climate change presents to state sovereignty. On one hand, climate change threatens state sovereignty because the catastrophic loss of life and property of millions of people would deprive states of control over their domestic territories. Yet, other states rely on claims of their sovereignty to reject international legal obligations to mitigate climate change. This Article attributes the inadequacy of international law in the climate context to the evolution of the international community into an economic union that has historically privileged material interests over legal rights. It …
Negotiating With Someone Else's Money: Shifting The Responsibility For Climate Change Funding, Richard Faulk
Negotiating With Someone Else's Money: Shifting The Responsibility For Climate Change Funding, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
Some people think that “Climategate” will ultimately undermine everything that the UN is attempting to resolve in Copenhagen, but that story is for a later column. The truth, however, is that the parties – all of whom profess agreement that man-made global warming is a reality – are doing a powerful job of self-destructing outside the scientific controversy. The divisive issue is, as expected, which nations will bear the costs necessary to deal with climate change, and how those costs will be apportioned. Judging from yesterday’s conflicts, it seems that even those who agree that the problem exists are in …
The Insolence Of Office: Exposing The Politics Of Perception In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
The Insolence Of Office: Exposing The Politics Of Perception In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
Despite the malaise that seemed to overlay the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference before opening day, the summit opened with a flourish of rhetoric and apparent optimism by a host of attendees. In a statement titled “Governments set to seal ambitious international climate change deal in Copenhagen,” UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, the UN’s top climate change official, practically overflowed with enthusiasm, sounding supremely confident that an international climate change deal was within reach.
The First "Official" Draft Of The Copenhagen Agreement: Blanks, Brackets, Chewing Gum, And Baling Wire, Richard Faulk
The First "Official" Draft Of The Copenhagen Agreement: Blanks, Brackets, Chewing Gum, And Baling Wire, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
The war of words – and the fight over money – continued at the Copenhagen conference on Friday. Although some parties continue to posture and insist that the negotiations are between the “haves” – “developed” nations such as the United States and Japan – and the “have nots” – “developing” nations such as China and the “G77” group – those classifications are increasingly imperiled by harsh rhetoric and unrealistic expectations.
The "Climategate" Controversy: A Tree Falls In The Forest -- But Is Copenhagen Listening?, Richard Faulk
The "Climategate" Controversy: A Tree Falls In The Forest -- But Is Copenhagen Listening?, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
An old philosophical riddle asks "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" The “Climategate” tree has fallen, and there were plenty of people around, both in Copenhagen and Washington, to hear it. The question is, however, was anyone listening? For the sake of the Copenhagen conference, and our Republic, one hopes so.
Bringing Diplomacy To A Boil: Options For Agreements In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
Bringing Diplomacy To A Boil: Options For Agreements In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
As of Tuesday night, United Nations negotiators still disagreed on the financial aid that the US, Japan and other developed nations will give to the developing world to cope with climate change, Bloomberg reports, referring to a draft document. Many believe that the conference is seriously deadlocked. Well, maybe so, but alternatives still exist, and they have not, at least according to all reports, been fully considered.
Copenhagen’S Disappointing Dénouement: Anatomy Of A Failed Convocation, Richard Faulk
Copenhagen’S Disappointing Dénouement: Anatomy Of A Failed Convocation, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference is over. For two weeks, the United Nations and its member nations waited expectantly for “change” – waited, cajoled, argued, accused, threatened, and ultimately, disappointed everyone involved as they struggled on the “World Stage” of Copenhagen’s Bella Center. Tens of thousands watched inside and outside the Center while the convocation became ever more divisive and quarrelsome as the “developing” nations of the world demanded that their “developed” counterparts “share” their wealth and technology to “save the planet.” From the beginning of the conference, few informed attendees realistically expected significant progress, largely because of the twin …
Clearing The Air In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
Clearing The Air In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
As I prepare to depart for the Copenhagen climate change conference, the entire process seems awash in doubt, confusion, and controversy. Despite the grand hopes of many members of the international community, including many respected politicians and scientists, even the most optimistic advocates concede that it will be impossible to secure a comprehensive and binding climate change agreement. Instead, the delegates will seek a consensus that will guide the drafting and presentation of a formal treaty sometime in 2010, either in Bonn or in Mexico City.
The Crucible Of Common Sense: Real And Illusory Expectations In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
The Crucible Of Common Sense: Real And Illusory Expectations In Copenhagen, Richard Faulk
Richard Faulk
The agenda is set for the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen – but few attendees expect substantial progress.. As most students of international diplomacy know, leaders seldom risk valuable political capital on meeting that are expected to be unproductive. As a result, staff and other underlings strive to reach consensus so that, at the worst, some positive result can be declared. Now the consensus expectations are apparent, and predictably, they are far less promising than many delegates hoped.