Research Article

An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System

Number: 58 December 31, 2022
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An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System

Abstract

Climate change is an international problem that adversely affects human life in many ways. Especially in the last 40 years, the increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters in the world has brought climate change to the international agenda. With the redefinition of security threats as a result of the break in the international system with the end of the Cold War, climate change was considered as a security concern and became the subject of an international negotiation that aims to reduce its negative effects. As a security problem, climate change brings many problems with significant environmental impacts. Within this framework, when considering the climate change-security connection, a multidimensional perspective is required beyond the security perceptions of states, in other words, beyond national security. The climate change-security link requires assessing this issue through migration, energy and the Covid-19 pandemic. Within this context, the main purpose of this article is to discuss how the structure of the international system affects the emergence of climate change, which is a multidimensional issue. The main argument of this study is that climate change, which has started to be considered as a security problem especially in the post-Cold War period, is not only an environmental problem, but also has a multidimensional, multi-layered character.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

November 5, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 23, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 58

APA
Sağsen, İ. (2022). An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 58, 40-52. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1199938
AMA
1.Sağsen İ. An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022;(58):40-52. doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1199938
Chicago
Sağsen, İlhan. 2022. “An Evaluation of Climate Change As a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 58: 40-52. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1199938.
EndNote
Sağsen İ (December 1, 2022) An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 58 40–52.
IEEE
[1]İ. Sağsen, “An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System”, Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 58, pp. 40–52, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.53568/yyusbed.1199938.
ISNAD
Sağsen, İlhan. “An Evaluation of Climate Change As a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 58 (December 1, 2022): 40-52. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1199938.
JAMA
1.Sağsen İ. An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022;:40–52.
MLA
Sağsen, İlhan. “An Evaluation of Climate Change As a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 58, Dec. 2022, pp. 40-52, doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1199938.
Vancouver
1.İlhan Sağsen. An Evaluation of Climate Change as a Security Problem Through the Structure of the International System. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2022 Dec. 1;(58):40-52. doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1199938

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