152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is now commonly asserted that climate change will fundamentally change international relations. It has been predicted that global warming will increase conflict within and between states, intensify food insecurity, menace the global trading system and unleash waves of migration. As a result governments are beginning to incorporate these warnings into their foreign policy initiatives. The... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The impact of climate change on security 3. The EU’s security identity 4. The EU’s climate security response 5. EU climate and energy policies: the security link 6. Climate and European defence strategies 7. Climate and EU conflict prevention 8. The geo-economics of climate security 9. Conclusions
Biography
Richard Youngs is Senior Associate, Carnegie Europe and Professor of International Relations at the University of Warwick, UK.
"In this succinct and clearly written work, Youngs (Carnegie Europe and Univ. of Warwick, UK) examines how the emerging issue of climate change has impacted European security policy, both at the national and transnational (European Union) levels. Summing Up: Recommended" - M. F. Farrell, Ripon College, in CHOICE 2016
