Climate Change, Conflict and (In)Security

Timothy Clack is Chingiz Gutseriev Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK. He is co-editor of various titles including Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict (2022) and The World Information War (2021). Ziya Meral is Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. Louise Selisny is a Research Associate at the University of Oxford, UK.

Introduction: Climate Change and (In)Security Section I: Climate Security Contexts 1. Cascading and Systemic Risks from Environmental Change 2. Geopolitics and Security in the Changing Arctic 3. Geopolitics and Security in the Changing Antarctic 4. Security Politics of Climate Change in the Levant 5. Decentering Climate Security: The Research and Policy Implications of Sudden-Onset and Slow-Onset Climate Change 6. A New Framework for Understanding Risk: The Role of Climate Change in the Northern Triangle 7. Climate Change, Insecurity, and Economic Transformation Section II: Defence and Security Implications 8. Towards a Greener Alliance: NATO’s Energy Efficiency and Mitigation Efforts 9. The Evolving Climate Change Threat: UK Defence Preparations 10. Maritime Response to Climate Change 11. Climate Disruption to Hidden Networks: Understanding Human-Animal-Ecological Relationships for Conflict and Security 12. Climate Intelligence in Theory and Practice 13. Operational Risks and Opportunities from Climate Change on Western Militaries’ Conservation Activities Section III: Framings and Reflections 14. Ecological Security: The New Military Operational Priority for Humanitarian and Disaster Response 15. The Hyperthreat and Politico-Military Response: Outcomes from a Military Appreciation of Entangled Security 16. A Reflection on 30 Years of Climate and Conflict