Climate Change & National Security: Implications for the Military

Publication by Dr Albert Palazzo (Army University Press, US Army Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth, Kansas).

Abstract: “Climate change poses a major threat to US national security and the survival of the American people. The US military will need to prepare for a more dangerous and disruptive future, both domestically and internationally, to safeguard the nation’s citizens. In Climate Change & National Security: Implications for the Military, the former Director of War Studies for the Australian Army and current adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, Dr. Albert Palazzo, examines the risks and challenges the military will face in providing for the nation’s security, and the effect climate change will have on the character of war. Additionally, this book provides recommendations for what the military will need to prepare for a climate-affected future.”

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