The securitization of climate change : Australian and United States' military responses (2003-2013)

This book examines how the armed forces of the United States and Australia have responded to the threat posed by climate change to national security. Drawing on established securitisation frameworks ('Copenhagen' and 'Paris' Schools), the author uses a combination of quantitative...

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Main Author Thomas, Michael Durant (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
SeriesAnthropocene (Cham, Switzerland) ; v. 10.
Subjects
Climatic changes > Government policy > Australia.
Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.
National security > Environmental aspects > Australia.
National security > Environmental aspects > United States.
Armed Forces > Environmental aspects.
United States.
Australia.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 The Strategic Dissonance of Australia's Climate Security Response; Abstract; 1.1 Climate Change in Australian Military and National Security Discourse; 1.2 General Purpose of This Book; 1.3 Guide to Reading; References; Climate Security: The Physical and Policy Basis; 2 Climate Security-The Physical Basis; Abstract; 2.1 Defining Climate Security; 2.2 Overview of Climate Science; 2.3 Climate Change and Implications for Security and Military Forces.
  • 2.4 Global and Military GHG Emissions2.4.1 Current Global GHG Emissions and Projections; 2.4.2 Military GHG Emissions; 2.5 International Political Response to Climate Change; 2.6 Chapter Conclusion; References; 3 Climate Security in Europe, the US and the UN Security Council; Abstract; 3.1 A General History of Climate Security; 3.2 Climate Security in Europe and the United States; 3.2.1 Climate Security in European Policy; 3.2.2 Climate Security in United States Policy; 3.3 Climate Security in the United Nations Security Council; 3.4 Chapter Conclusion; References.
  • Case Studies in Climate Securitisation4 Case Study Aim and Method; Abstract; 4.1 Aim; 4.2 Analytical Framework and Method; 4.2.1 Analytical Framework; 4.2.2 Method; 4.3 Limitations; 4.4 Chapter Conclusion; References; 5 Climate Security Case Study: Australia; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Climate Security in Australian Political and Military Strategic Programmes; 5.2.1 Introduction; 5.2.2 Prime Minister(s); 5.2.2.1 Prime Minister John Howard; 5.2.2.2 Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard; 5.2.3 Minister for Defence.
  • 5.2.4 ADF Executive (Chief of Defence Force and Secretary of Defence)5.3 Climate Security in ADF Operational and Tactical Programmes; 5.3.1 Overview; 5.3.2 Senior ADF Operational and Tactical Commanders; 5.3.3 Mid-ranking ADF Operational and Tactical Officers; 5.3.4 Climate Change in ADF Doctrine; 5.3.5 ADF Operational and Tactical Climate Change Response Measures; 5.4 Climate Security Discourse in Australia Update, 2013-2017; 5.5 Chapter Conclusion; References; 6 Climate Security Case Study: United States; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction.
  • 6.2 Climate Security in US Political and Military Strategic Programme6.2.1 Presidential Programme Results and Analysis; 6.2.1.1 President George W. Bush; 6.2.1.2 President Barack Obama; 6.2.2 Secretary of Defence (SECDEF) Programme; 6.2.2.1 Secretary Rumsfeld; 6.2.2.2 Secretary Gates; 6.2.2.3 Secretaries Panetta and Hagel; 6.2.3 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; 6.3 Climate Security in US Operational and Tactical Programme; 6.3.1 Secretary of the Navy; 6.3.2 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO); 6.3.2.1 Summary of CNO Programme; 6.3.3 US Navy Oceanographer and Commander Pacific Fleet.

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