U.s. National Security Strategy Essay

According to the Ministry of Water And Electricity 2014 annual report, Saudi Arabia’s groundwater and dams are only composes 40% of their water supply. Saudi Arabia’s civilization is located in a hot, arid climate. For years they have had trouble developing their country by advancing their agriculture to improve and sustain their economy. Consequently they now are facing a severe lack of water Saudi Arabia con only “provide 76 cubic meters about 20,000 gallons per person per year, far below the generally accepted 500 cubic meters per person per year of absolute scarcity.”() But with ineffective use of water, 80% of the freshwater they have is used for agriculture, industry and daily consumption each year. With so little water, this country is in a predicament and needs to find a new method to desalinate water and improve its effectiveness. However, methods like hoarding other countries resources have caused a negative side effect to the citizens of these affected states, putting at risk there resources, money, and lifestyle. There new methods are having negative consequences towards others. The way Saudi Arabia has been approaching water scarcity, will not administer the response they were looking for and solve the lack of water that is crucial in the development of their civilization.

National security, in the 21st century, has shifted from the focus on traditional threats (armed forces) (Siddiqi, 2013) to the integration of new threats and challenges, which have global consequences as the world evolves. Climate change has been increasingly identified as a serious contemporary security threat (McDonald, 2013), nationally and globally, instead of an environmental concern (Dupont & Pearman, 2008). This challenge presents a long-term global threat, with substantial human, national and transnational security repercussions (Wuebbles, Chitkara & Matheny, 2014). Furthermore, Wuebbles et al. (2014) acknowledge climate change as a threat multiplier, seen to exacerbate stresses (i.e. conflict, instability and poverty), enhancing the global importance of the issue as recognised as a critical national security risk. In perceiving climate change as a threat multiplier, this essay will recognise how the issues cumulative progression and consequences interacts with existing security issues, directly and indirectly challenging national security (Brown, Hammill & McLeman, 2007). Secondly, the long-term risk of climate change will be discussed, analysing the importance of implementing adaptation strategies for risk protection and vulnerability reduction. Finally, being a transnational security threat, global cooperation will be addressed, stressing the importance of internationalism and collaboration to protect against this evolving threat to national and

There is a water crisis which faces many parts of the world and it is a threat to survival of human beings since humans are primarily dependent on water. Shortage in drinking water is beginning to show its effects in first world countries, but is a current major problem facing lesser developed countries which have not taken drastic steps to harvest water and purify it to make it safe for human consumption. In developed countries the population growth has strained available water resources and stretched the ability of governments and private firms to provide safe drinking water to the vast majority of the population. Seventy one percent of

Water, like food, is a necessity for human life that is used for many purposes such as agricultural, industrial, and domestic systems. While water is a common element around the world not all of it is clean and able to be consumed or used by humans. With only a percentage of the world’s water being clean and the use of water increasing, the availability of water around the world has become a common issue in the developing and even the developed world. This may be a smaller problem in areas close to clean water sources compared to areas far from a clean water source but, the availability of water is not strictly based on location, it also depends on the specific political and social needs and issues of the area as well. These all become issues that must be accounted for when deciphering whether water is a basic human right or a commodity and what action must be taken to aid the developing water systems in community’s that lack them.

Climate change and its link to increased terrorist activity will directly and indirectly affect the United States in the next ten years, while also laying the foundation for climate change to become one of the most pressing security challenges that the United States will face in the coming years.

Parenti lists the issues that are yet to come with increasing climate change such as food and water shortage, but his suggested method of preparation is improving the United States’ military. He says, “Military planning, conceived of as a response to events, also shapes them” (13). He goes on to list places in which the United States currently has power. Of course military planning is essential in order to stay safe in times of turmoil, but there is no logic in expanding military power when facing a calamity of this caliber. Realistically, when the sea level rises to cover all land, what is an army going to do against tsunamis and food shortage? Instead of focusing on military power, attention should be spent elsewhere such as floating homes or mechanisms to save resources. Ultimately, despite being very knowledgeable on the topic of climate change, Parenti is not devoting his attention to the correct

Growing up in southern California many people will visually examine me as a girl that should only be a top model because of my looks and being soft spoken. People will always tell me, “Ashley, you will never make it in the law enforcement world because you are too “skinny” or you are too “pretty” but all my life, my goals and aspirations are to be in law enforcement and every time someone tells me something about what I can not do, it motivates me more to push myself to be in law enforcement and that’s why I optate to further my education in the National Security Studies Program.

In the Middle East, water plays an imperative role in improving the quality of life and socioeconomic development (Priscoli, 1999). Water is a valuable resource all over the Middle East. Water is not only essential for life, but also for the progress of civilization in the Middle East (Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 2017). Iran (former name Persia until 1935), one of the oldest cradles of civilization in the world, has made tremendous efforts into the past few thousand years to meet a sustainable water resource management. Water delivery, water balance, water storage, water quality, water protection, water saving, waste water controlling, hazard mitigation and adaptation are among the most important challenges which Iranians

The human population faces a number of issues barring them from affording a promising outcome for future generations so to help improve global standings those involved must decide which issues to tackle first. By looking into long-term prevention in issues such as: political disturbance, economic disruption, disease, thirst, and starvation other health concerns could be lowered in the process. One focus that is need of assistance is the issue of clean water access in Eastern Mediterranean region. The rural sections of the Eastern Mediterranean water supply is beyond the public sector that begs for improvement. This problem can be solved by first determining four to five countries within the Eastern Mediterranean area that need clean water most desperately and from there find out where to but the new and clean water supply so that it is accessible to the most amount of people. This would be followed up by distribution of water filters for those further away from the newly installed water source costing close to 5 million and most likely requiring the help of volunteers. The added cost of care for the civilians would be another 6 million and on top of that the cost of

According to the Article II of the US Constitution, the president is the highest political figure empowered with key executive powers such as the head of state, and commander-in-chief among others. The president sits at the epicenter of the US foreign policy establishments. His ability to pursue national security policy priorities depends on the quality and efficacy of decisions emanating from the existing decision-making models. The models reflect on multiplicity of values, goals, and interests through an interagency process of consensus building of several bureaucratic organizations. Rational decision model critical to identify and prioritize national security policy objectives; develop and evaluate alternatives against the objectives; select tentative decision from the most appropriate alternatives, implement and evaluate the policy to prevent undesirable consequences. The American system of government creates various constraining factors that exert significant pressure, directly and indirectly, towards the decision-making processes of the national security policies. Hence, this paper seeks to evaluate the factors that most severely constrain a president’s ability to pursue his national security priorities; with recommendations on how best, the president can reduce the effects stemming from these factors.

Counterterrorism is the use of personnel and tools to acquire, disturb, or dismantle terrorist networks and their affiliates. Counterterrorism is essentially an offensive approach to a terrorist threat involving intelligence operations, diplomacy, military operations, and counterterrorism training. Despite party affiliation and different approaches, both the Bush and Obama administrations have been devoted to U.S. national security efforts and defending the nation.

Many countries are also highly dependent on water that originates outside their borders; the water diversion provided by dams for countries that are downstream exacerbates an already serious problem. The diversion of river systems is an area of international concern, the nature and extent of such interdependency is already extensive: 145 countries share over 261 international river basin. As demand increases, and as indigenous sources of water become fully utilized or exhausted, the only alternatives are likely to be international (Dolatyar, 2006). Ironically, the very solution of one country's scarcity, plunges another into water shortage, this is the reason why water security is one of the most crucial foreign policy considerations of a globally connected economic and political atmosphere.

The problem of water scarcity in the naturally arid region is compounded by inefficient usage and distribution and the Israeli government’s uncompromising stance on water policy, leading to a decreased standard of life for the marginalized communities in the occupied territories. Regardless of ongoing political strife and hostilities, it is important to acknowledge that water is a basic universal human right necessary to the life of every being. Even within a land as bitterly divided as Israel and occupied Palestine, the priority should still be focused on addressing immediate humanitarian needs for the entirety of the population by equalizing sustainable water usage. The following paper presents an analysis of the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has arisen out of inequitable water allocation: outlining environmental and diplomatic climates in Israel/OPT, evaluating how much of the issue was imposed by nature and how much was created by governance, addressing how human lives are impacted and harmed by insufficient water supply, and emphasize that water should act as a startpoint for cooperation rather than additional fuel for

Water is the main source of life on the Earth. It is vital for normal existence and functioning of organisms. Earth is sometimes called “water planet.” But, in fact, the number of freshwater is limited. “Only about 2 percent of the planet's water is fresh.” (How much water is there on Earth?) This water is not enough even to meet daily needs of mankind. According to World Health Organization, “a lack of water to meet daily needs is a reality today for one in three people around the world.” (2009) In the Middle East the situation is especially hard. This region is thought to be one of the droughtiest places in the world, most of it’s territory is deserted. Freshwater accounts to 1 percent of the world’s supplies, while the population comes

By breaking down the two key words, security and defense, you find how each of these items are married together. Security and defense are to very similar words, one you are securing a given item and the other you are defending. So, wouldn’t you think that homeland defense and homeland security would be the same? You would, but they are not. Homeland defense is the of its self is the infrastructure used to defend us against any sort of external threat. Whereas Homeland Security is the strategy that is used with to combat these sort of things. It goes without saying that the primary mission of homeland security and defense, is to protect the citizens of the United States of America. Within the mission is the tasks, and each individual department has its own specific task. Now, with the specific task comes specific duties, responsibilities, and operations. From personal experience, most operations of within the homeland security/defense real are in some way, shape, or form joint operations. Now each individual knows their specific tasks, duty, and responsibility. Take for example the current situation in New York City and Elizabeth, New Jersey, you have on the ground investigating, the local law enforcement agencies, the ATF, the FBI, and Homeland Security agents. Each agency has their own job and their own input on what needs to be done while on scene. Here is simple breakdown of those task, the local law enforcement agents are first own the scene. They are going to