Why Strategy is Difficult

Abstract

Environmental problems exacerbated by natural or man-made events can contribute to regional instability and conflict. Such environmental security related disasters hinder economic progress, displace populations, and facilitate the growth of undesirable elements and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Failure to respond to these events in a coordinated, timely and effective manner impacts a nation's ability to govern and function. For these reasons, environmental security initiatives are key security cooperation vehicles for the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Over the past three years, USCENT COM has conducted four conferences in its area of responsibility. The two Central Asia conferences established the relationships that allowed access to the bases required to fight the war against terrorism. In the Arabian Gulf region, environmental security efforts complement USCENTCOM's Cooperative Defense Initiative (CDI) activities, and offer a valuable venue for regional security cooperation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA427016

Entities

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Disaster Management
  • Disasters
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Security
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Information Exchange
  • Middle East
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Regional Security
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Strategic Security Studies