Climate Change & National Security: Implications for the Military

Climate change poses a significant threat to US national security and the survival of the American people. To safeguard the nation’s citizens, the US military will need to prepare for a more dangerous and disruptive future both domestically and internationally.

In Climate Change & National Security: Implications for the Military, the former Director of War Studies for the Australian Army and current adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, Dr. Albert Palazzo, examines the risks and challenges the Military will face in providing for the nation’s security and the effect climate change will have on the character of war. Additionally, this book provides recommendations for what the Military will need to prepare for a climate-affected future.