The environment and security: The Euphrates River

TL;DRAbstract

This paper is part of a broader research project which seeks to apply different conceptions of security to environmental problems. The paper has two goals. First, to analyse the likelihood for interstate conflict between the states sharing the Euphrates river. Second, to analyse how problems associated with water access issues in the Euphrates basin might be viewed within the broader context of security. In a practical sense, this paper will argue that conflict between any of these states over the Euphrates River is unlikely in the short to mid-term. In a theoretical sense, it will be argued that regardless of the immediate likelihood for interstate conflict or which approach to security is applied, the issue of Euphrates water access should be conceptualized as a security issue.

Chat with Paper

AI Agents for this Paper