ronmental sustainment and presents a strong argument
that the Army’s sheer size, budget and location enable
it to become a global leader in sustainability. Dr. Cock-
erill postulates the role of the commander, and the ability
to enforce regulations at the local level, will enable new
practices to be shared with other government and civilian
organizations.
Steven Hearne, Jeremy Alcorn and William Goran’s
chapter, “Sustainable Security and Fragile States,” pres-
ents a noteworthy argument as to how environmental
factors exacerbate current social, and economic problems
in a weak state and the potential for government/region
unrest to likely affect U.S. security interests.
Dr. Odelia Funke’s chapter “Sustainability and Envi-
ronmental Security” also addresses the affects of the en-
vironment on security issues within and external to, the
state. Dr. Funke makes a strong case for environmental
issues facing the United States, as a superpower and Rus-
sia as a former superpower. An expert in Russian affairs,
Dr. Funke presents a strong case for Russia’s vast wealth
of natural resources and the low priority placed by the Pu-
tin/Medvedev government(s) and the deleterious effects
if environmental issues are not addressed immediately.
Dr. Funke balances her discussion by addressing both the
good and not so good approach by the U.S. government
to the environmental interests and offers immediate and
near term solutions to current issues.
Colonel Dave Carsten’s chapter, “Building Resiliency
into the National Security Strategy,” argues a cultural
shift must take place in order to become more adaptable
to address issues of climate change and natural disaster.
Colonel Carsten posits experts both within and outside
of government must be consulted in order to develop a
policy that is both flexible and resilient to the challenges
presented by regional conflicts and humanitarian disas-
ters. Colonel Carsten addresses recent regional and envi-
ronmental events, and subsequent missions placed on the
Department of Defense, as a foundation for future policy
development.
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