The Environment as a Factor in Small Wars

MARINA MALAMUD

Small Wars & Insurgencies

Routledge/Taylor & Francis

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2018

0959-2318

This research paper analyzes the relationship between small wars, insurgency and the natural environment. Existing literature and data are organized into four behavioral patterns: the resource-based wars accounts for the fight over natural resources; the warfare ecology paradigm refers to non-premeditated damage in preparation for as well as during and after conflicts; the environment as a target discusses intended attacks on the ecosystem; and the insurgency- climate intersection pattern denotes a deviation in climate change that increases the frequency of inter-group violence. The main premise is that small wars emerge when the ecosystem becomes a political asset.