The international climate regime: realpolitik and air disaster

In this article, the author suggests that in recent years climate change is gravely affecting the stability of the international order. The reason is not only the recklessness of the industrial sector as a source polluter, but also the lack of political will in drafting a global blueprint for creati...

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Published inPolitička misao Vol. 51; no. 3; p. 54
Main Author Popovic, Petar
Format Journal Article
LanguageCroatian
English
Published 01.01.2014
Subjects
Climate
Climate Change
Disasters
Foreign Policy
Foreign relations
Global warming
Industry
International Relations
Realpolitik
Stability
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Summary:In this article, the author suggests that in recent years climate change is gravely affecting the stability of the international order. The reason is not only the recklessness of the industrial sector as a source polluter, but also the lack of political will in drafting a global blueprint for creating a unique international climate regime. Even though the effects of climate change are getting worse each year, the selfish interests of states, the realpolitik in foreign policy and anarchy dominate international relations, thus representing an obstacle to creating an international climate regime. The author examines ways to overcome these obstacles to international institutionalization of climate issues by introducing three IR theory perspectives: realist, rationalist and idealist. The synthesis of these three perspectives is that the international climate regime should be decentralized; its legal acts should be drafted from inter-state agreements on specific issues, while its principles should be incorporated to the already existing international legal acts. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0032-3241