War gaming the climate: How global warming could trigger nationalism

“There is no suggestion there is a security solution to climate change,” he says, “but security forces may be involved at some point…”

ClimateChangeNews.com reports:

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One thought on “War gaming the climate: How global warming could trigger nationalism”

  1. It has been said that “Sports don’t build character; they reveal it.”
    The sport of ‘wargaming’ is no exception.
    When people (and governments) are feeling confident they get expansive and inclusive. When they feel threatened they get defensive and exclusive.
    If the threat is external the response is nationalism. If the threat is internal the response is revolution.
    The ‘threat’ in global warming is not the presumed impact of the heat on the environment, it is the actual impact of the autocracy on the populace.

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