| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 446 pages) |
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War and Terrorism Collection |
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Academic OneFile |
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Military & Intelligence Database |
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War and Terrorism Collection
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| 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 -- Discussion -- 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 -- Discussion -- Meeting the challenge |
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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 -- Discussion -- 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 -- Discussion -- 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 -- Discussion -- 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. -- Discussion -- Keynote and summation -- Keynote Address / Paul J. Kern -- Synopsis and Concluding Remarks / Richard Weitz |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed May 2, 2008) |
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"May 2008." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Forecasting
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects
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International relations -- Forecasting.
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National security -- United States.
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
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Global warming.
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global warming.
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Climatic changes -- Forecasting
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects
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Global warming
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
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International relations -- Forecasting
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National security
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global warming.
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greenhouse effect.
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United States
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USA -- national security.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
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Triangle Institute for Security Studies.
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| ISBN |
1584873523 |
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9781584873525 |
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