Can Climate Change Act as a Force Multiplier and as a Catalyst for Peace to USPACOM's Theater Strategy

Abstract

As the oldest and largest U.S. Combatant Command, United States Pacific Commands (USPACOM) area of responsibility (AOR) embraces the entire Asia-Pacific region. ii The Asia-Pacific region remains, unequivocally, the region in the world most susceptible to natural catastrophes disasters negatively impacted more than one billion people in the last ten years alone. iii Despite its volatility, the Asia-Pacific region encompasses two of the three leading global economies, and hosts the most congested sea lanes in the world through which more than eight trillion USD pass every day.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 2018
Accession Number
AD1062148

Entities

People

  • Jennifer R Raisanen

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Catalysts
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disasters
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design