Climate Security
- Ashok Swain - Uppsala University, Sweden
This nuanced, urgent book cuts into the heart of this relationship, packed with global examples, from glacier movements destabilizing borders, to misinformation driving political apathy around the climate. You will encounter new, provocative ideas such as the carbon footprint of the military, the pressing need for the Global South to adapt, not blame, and the need for strong and visionary leadership in climate negotiations.
Situated on the cutting edge of the climate debate, this book will revolutionize your perspective on global security, challenge deep-rooted assumptions and ignite your critical thinking.
Ashok Swain has written a packed and seminal book on climate security, calling for a bold, new security architecture to tackle the climate crisis. Climate Security covers multiple ways in which climate change affects national and human security, including military readiness and resilience, water availability, and migration.
Climate Security is a powerful synthesis from a pioneer in the field. Swain makes the case for a new paradigm rooted in sustainability, social justice, and cooperation. His work points toward transformations that the planet and its people demand.
Ashok Swain has produced a remarkably timely, clear-headed, and straight-talking book that explains climate security as it should: not as an obscure intellectual concept, but as a reality that is already defining the existential challenges of our times, and that must now define the real actions that we need to take.
When we achieve the first quarter of the 21st century, the book is a wake-up call to humanity: either we collectively act now or we may lose “our ability to survive as societies”. The author uses his unique sensibility from years fighting for civil rights in difficult contexts to understand what insecurity is, to demonstrate the severity of the current environmental crisis, and to explore possible solutions. In a time of overlapping and self-reinforcing risks, this is a fundamental book to both scholars and practitioners.