I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia

I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia | Anatol Lieven

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/19/russia-china-global-security-climate-breakdown

‘Risk’ analyses largely ignore the dangers of the climate crisis. Unless we wake up to them, they will soon outweigh all others, says Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia | Anatol Lieven

‘Risk’ analyses largely ignore the dangers of the climate crisis. Unless we wake up to them, they will soon outweigh all others

3 comments

thefartographer

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But their ideas are different from ours!

(I know it's way more complicated than this, but you can negotiate with one of these two things)

Voyajer

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Climate change isn't the enemy, it's the weapon

ChicoSuave

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The bigger problem is the politics of China and Russia believe the environment doesn't matter as long as money can be made, and then they spread that idea with propaganda and disinformation among social groups. If the climate is to be saved, they need to be stopped.