Lexington Books Environmental Security and Global Stability: Problems and Responses

Product Description Environmental Security and Global Stability places environmental security at the center of the new, complex global security debate. By meshing strategic and operational expertise with academic and policy research the work demonstrates the imperative need to move theoretical and moral environmental protection programs from the state of study and rhetoric to the realm of action. The essays highlight-through case study discussions of environmental flash points in Asia, Africa, and Latin America-the clear linkages between environmental degradation, population growth, ethnic tension, economic distress, and political instability. Offering a theoretical framework from which to approach environmental security policy as well as suggesting practical preventative and mitigatory measures for its implementation, this volume is an invaluable resource for scholars and policymakers alike. Review This book has tremendous value for both civilian and military planners at high levels. It is alarming in its predictions and irrefutable in its logic. At the same time, it is readable, not loaded with academic jargon and not overly lengthy. It furnishes the right basis for discussion of what is to be done in an insecure world before it is too late. Admiral Gaffney summed it up well with those two words: 'pay attention.'--Parameters The environment has become an essential component of national security, and U.S. interests require policy makers and implementers to understand and give attention to this subject. There is no better way to grasp the dimensions of and solutions for this area than by reading this superb book.--Edwin G. Coor, U.S. Ambassador (ret.), Associate Director, International Programs Center, University of Oklahoma This is an essential volume for anyone interested in understanding the critical relationship between environmental threats and global stability. It is both a policy primer and a cautionary tale. In an era of new fears, new adversaries, and new battlefields, the challenges outlined in this book may be the most critical for long-term security.--Eric Dannenmeier, Director, Tulane Institute for Environmental Law and Policy About the Author Max G. Manwaring is Professor of Military Strategy at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. He is the editor of 9 books, including The Search for U.S. Security: A Forward Strategy for the 21st Century (with Edwin G. Corr and Robert H. Dorff, forthcoming) and Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century (2000).