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Weather Politics and Security in the Caribbean

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Explores the complex interplay between climate, politics and security in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, providing new insights into the challenges facing the Caribbean and thei...
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  • 01 July 2027
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Explores the complex interplay between climate, politics and security in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, providing new insights into the challenges facing the Caribbean and their implications for global governance.
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Price: $44.95
Pages: 272
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Publication Date: 01 July 2027
ISBN: 9781529261370
Format: Paperback
BISACs: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Crime and criminology, Social impact of environmental issues
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Nicholas Michelsen, Professor of International Relations, King’s College London.

Suzette A. Haughton, Professor of Security and International Relations and Head of the Department of Government, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

Carlos Zepeda, Research Associate in the Department of War Studies, School of Security Studies, King’s College London.

Cush Sewell Lewis, PhD candidate and Research Associate in the Department of Government, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

Foreword - Arlene Laing

Introduction - Nicholas Michelsen, Suzette A. Haughton, Carlos Zepeda and Cush Sewell Lewis

Part I: The Politics of Weather in the Caribbean and Global Politics

1. Understanding Weather Politics and Security in the Caribbean - Nicholas Michelsen, Suzette Haughton, Carlos Zepeda and Cush Sewell Lewis

2. Caribbean Advocacy in Global Climate-Security Dialogues - Sherry Tross

3. On Not Choosing Between People and Planet: Mia Mottley and the Climate Crisis Change Litigation - Anna Kasafi Perkins

4. Climate Justice and Security: Caribbean States’ Strategies in the face of Climate Change Litigation - Belén Olmos Giupponi

5. Understanding Haiti’s Sovereignty Dilemma in Regional Conceptual Context - Ivelaw Griffith

6. Going Green in SIDS: The Green Economy Transition as a Response to Climate Change - Glenville McLeod

Part II: Postcolonial Weather, Security and Resistance

7. Climate Change, Cybersecurity, and the Politics of Weather: Promises and Perils for the Global South - Ashera Barron and Donavan Johnson

8. Natural Disasters, Policing and Security: The Impacts of Hurricane Flora on Policing and Security in Tobago - Wendell Wallace and April Humphrey

9. From Policy to Protection: Evaluating Weather Politics, Maritime Security, and Climate Resilience in the Caribbean - Andrea Clayton and Hillary Briffa

10. Vulnerability, Security and Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States - Natalie Dietrich-Jones and Clarence Henry

11. Weather Politics in the Caribbean: (Post)Colonial Fantasies of Repair - David Chandler

Conclusion - Nicholas Michelsen, Suzette A. Haughton, Carlos Zepeda and Cush Sewell Lewis