From realist to pragmatic solutions to climate change: Reading Anatol Lieven’s Climate Change and the Nation State
From realist to pragmatic solutions to climate change: Reading Anatol Lieven’s Climate Change and the Nation State
Author(s): Miriam MatejovaSubject(s): Politics, Energy and Environmental Studies, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Nationalism Studies
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: ecology; climate change; nationalism; Anatol Lieven; nation state; military;
Summary/Abstract: I have a soft spot for realism. While I find the realist worldview at times pessimistic and often incomplete, the logic and mechanics of power, prudence, and self-help have frequently aligned with my Central European roots. Educated in Canada, I have studied both environmental and security issues separately-the former due to my growing awareness of the risks that environmental degradation poses to human societies and the latter mostly due to the lure of realist explanations of the world. Anatol Lieven’s book immediately appealed to my academic split personality.
- Issue Year: 29/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 202-207
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF