| Contents |
National security and climate change in perspective / Kurt M. Campbell, Christine Parthemore -- Can history help with global warming? / J. R. McNeill -- Three plausible scenarios of future climate change / Jay Gulledge -- Security implications of climate scenario 1: expected climate change over the next thirty years / John Podesta, Peter Ogden -- Security implications of climate scenario 2: severe climate change over the next thirty years / Leon Fuerth -- Security implications of climate scenario 3: catastrophic climate change over the next one hundred years / Sharon Burke -- A partnership deal: malevolent and malignant threats / R. James Woolsey -- Setting the negotiating table: the race to replace Kyoto by 2012 / Julianne Smith, Alexander T. J. Lennon -- Conclusion: The clear implications of global climate change / Kurt M. Campbell, Richard Weitz. |
| Abstract |
"Presents three scenarios of what the future may hold: expected, severe, and catastrophic and analyzes the security implications of each. Considers what can be learned from early civilizations confronted with natural disaster and asks what the largest emitters of greenhouse gases can do to reduce and manage future risks"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008012194 |
| ISBN | 9780815713326 (hbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0815713320 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
