The environment, international relations, and U.S. foreign policy /

As the world's largest polluter and its wealthiest country, the United States has a potentially enormous impact on international efforts to protect the environment. An internation group of scholars examines how U.S. foreign policy affects and is affected by global environmental change.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Harris, Paul G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2001.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • International environmental affairs and U.S. foreign policy / Paul G. Harris
  • New priorities in U.S. foreign policy: defining and implementing environmental security / Braden Allenby
  • Environmental security and U.S. foreign policy: a critical examination / Jon Barnett
  • Geopolitics, energy, and ecology: U.S. foreign policy and the Caspian Sea / Douglas W. Blum
  • Evolution of the ozone regime: local, national, and international influences / Srini Sitaraman
  • U.S. foreign policy and the ocean environment: a case of executive branch dominance / John Barkdull
  • Business conflict and U.S. international environmental policy: ozone, climate, and biodiversity / Robert Falkner
  • Multilateral development banks, environmental impact assessments, and nongovernmental organizations in U.S. foreign policy / Morten Bøås
  • Environmental sanctions in U.S. foreign policy / Elizabeth R. DeSombre
  • The international whaling regime and U.S. foreign policy / Kristen M. Fletcher
  • Environment, security, and human suffering: what should the United States do? / Paul G. Harris.