At War With Canada?

That got your attention, didn't it? I recently came across a provocative piece about global warming written by Leon Fuerth, a former national security advisor to Al Gore and currently a professor of international affairs at George Washington University. Fuerth, writing in a CSIS / Center for a New American Security report, outlines possible security implications that could occur due to changes caused by global warming.

Some of the greatest hits:

- "If the United States decides to divert water from the Great Lakes to compensate for the effects of climate change, the makings are in for a fundamental clash of interests with Canada."

- "Severe climate change will likely be the deathblow for democratic government throughout Latin America, as impoverishment spirals downward. In these circumstances we should expect that populist, Chavez-like governments will proliferate. Some regions will fall entirely and overtly under the control of drug cartels."

- "War between Israel and Jordan over access to water is conceivable. Moreover, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey are likely to be enmeshed in an escalating struggle over the latter's command of waters feeding the Tigris/Euphrates systems.

- "Russia will return to its roots – to a czarist-like system in all but name, with the wealth of the country divided among a new "boyar" class as payment for loyalty."

- "From one end of the African continent to the other, severe climate change will become the common denominator of turbulence and destruction."

Scary, huh? Who needs Hollywood disaster movies when these could become a reality? Check out the rest of Fuerth's chapter here (it starts on page 71).

All is not lost, though. See what you can do to make a positive difference at the We Campaign.