Natural disasters: A nonmilitary threat to national security

Abstract

Historians have interpreted the record of human struggle for survival in different ways, varying from a pessimistic to a cautiously optimistic approach. But there is no doubt that human destiny is shaped by the success or failure of human responses to challenges faced collectively as a society (Pendse). Historical records suggest that natural disasters, human violence, and war are common; humans and human groups are also quite capable of using violence and/or collaboration in the process of seeking resources, establishing status, and dominating other humans (Robert, Norwood, & Fullerton, 2004).

Citation

Lele, A. (2008), "Natural disasters: A nonmilitary threat to national security", Chatterji, M. and Jain, B.M. (Ed.) Conflict and Peace in South Asia (Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 73-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1572-8323(08)05006-6