U.S. Military and Environmental Security in the Gulf Region
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Environmental Change and Security Program
Oil spills, water shortages, earthquakes, and desertification are only some of the potential environmental threats to the Persian Gulf region’s security, but multilateral and regional efforts to address these problems could help build bridges between nations, writes Rear Admiral John F. Sigler, USN (Ret.).
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John F. Sigler
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Professor, Near East-South Asia Strategic Studies Center, National Defense University
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
