Overview
Description
This course examines climate change through the lens of international security. It explores how climate change differs from traditional security threats, analyzes the nature and extent of the security threats posed by climate change, and evaluates its implications for international relations, state policy, and global security frameworks.
Requirements
Prerequisites
PSC 231
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- analyze how climate change acts as a stressor across the principal dimensions of international security.
- critically assess the political challenges, implications, and controversies associated with framing climate change as an international security threat.
- describe the causal pathways through which climate change impacts are projected to influence state behavior, economic relationships, and the potential for international conflict and cooperation.
- evaluate diverse international responses and governance approaches aimed at mitigating climate change-related security risks.