Original scientific paper

Impact of Military Activities on the Environment

Zvonko Krajnović ; pričuvni časnik Hrvatske vojske
Andrej Smolek ; Hrvatsko vojno učilište "Dr. Franjo Tuđman"

Abstract

Security cannot be fully understood without considering environmental factors. Due to the close relationship between military activities and the environment, military actions have a long history of causing environmental damage worldwide. With an increasing diversity of actors in the modern security landscape, their ever-growing (covert) interests, and the increasingly complex interdependence of security trends and factors, the global security environment is undergoing dynamic changes, causing significant and often unpredictable impact on the environment. Knowledge about the destructive capabilities of cutting-edge military technologies developed over the years is limited to a small number of people. Militarization can be seen as one of the most devastating human endeavors. It is particularly necessary to raise awareness about the dominance and destructiveness of unconventional military activities. The synergy between environmental protection and crisis management should aid in finding solutions and preventing the emergence of a vicious cycle linking military activities, crises, diseases, poverty, and ongoing environmental destruction.

Keywords

environment; military activities; unconventional military activities; ecological disaster

Hrčak ID:

324164

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/324164

Publication date:

13.12.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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