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This essay discusses the lack of research on international environmental security and how this lack of research affects the way we understand global environmental concerns. The essay then discusses how an empirical analysis of nation-state behavior can help to fill this gap in research.
Despite the growing recognition of the importance of environmental issues for nation-state security, current research on international environmental security is insufficient. Although scholars in the field of International Relations believe that there is an appropriate role for international relations theory in analyzing global environmental concerns, the existing literature is predominantly descriptive or prescriptive rather than analytical. This study attempts to remedy this problem by conducting an empirical analysis of nation-state behavior in the international environmental realm.
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