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Book SynopsisAs the world's largest polluter and its wealthiest country, the United States has a potentially enormous impact on international efforts to protect the environment. This book examines how US foreign policy affects and is affected by global environmental change.
Trade ReviewThe book provides a rich array of ideas and case evidence that will add to our understanding of U.S. foreign policy on the environment . International Relations
Table of ContentsPreface Part I: Introduction 1. International Environmental Affairs and U.S. Foreign PolicyPaul G. Harris Part II: National Security and Geopolitics 2. New Priorities in U.S. Foreign Policy: Defining and Implementing Environmental SecurityBraden Allenby 3. Environmental Security and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Critical ExaminationJon Barnett 4. Geopolitics, Energy, and Ecology: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Caspian SeaDouglas W. BlumPart III: Domestic and International Politics 5. Evolution of the Ozone Regime: Local, National, and International InfluencesSrini Sitaraman 6. U.S. Foreign Policy and the Ocean Environment: A Case of Executive Branch DominanceJohn Barkdull 7. Business conflict and U.S. International Environmental Policy: Ozone, Climate, and BiodiversityRobert Falkner 8. Multilateral Development Banks, Environmental Impact Assessments, and Nongovernmental Organizations in U.S. Foreign PolicyMorten Boas 9. Environmental Sanctions in U.S. Foreign PolicyElizabeth R. DeSombre 10. The International Whaling Regime and U.S. Foreign PolicyKristen M. FletcherPart IV: National Interests and International Obligations11. Environment, Security, and Human Suffering: What Should the United States Do?Paul G. Harris Contributors Index
