Review: Miscellaneous: International Environmental Politics
| Author | Robert Paehlke |
| Published date | 01 December 2002 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070200205700424 |
| Date | 01 December 2002 |
| Subject Matter | Review |
Reviews
Although the
book's
scope
is
very
broad,
this
reader
found
some
of
the
connections
between
the
chapters
tenuous
at
best
and wished
that
more time
and
energy
could
have
been
spent
on
more
traditional
con-
cerns.
For
example, while
David
Law's
chapter on
the differing
demo-
cratic
traditions
in
the
two
countries
is
certainly
interesting
and
infor-
mative,
I
am
not
at
all
sure
how
it
helps
a
discussion on
interoperabil-
ity.
Similarly,
only
one
of
the
chapters
(Samuel
J.
Walker
on
the
CF-
18s)
specifically
deals
with
force
structure
concerns
and with
the
mili-
tary
equipment
that
Canada
possesses
and
the
deficiencies
that
need
to
be
addressed. In
this
regard,
the
fact
that
the
book
pays
no
attention
to
the
force
structure
of
either
the
Canadian
army
or
the
navy
says
much
about
the
book's
larger
goals
and
notions
of
what
it
considers
relevant
when
discussing
interoperability.
This
does
not
mean
that
the
book
does
not
offer
much
that
is
of
value,
for
it
surely does.
Some
of
the
arguments
are
controversial
-
par-
ticularly
Sokolsky's
contention
that
Canadian
foreign
policy
under
Axworthy
was
largely
consistent
with
traditional
American
goals
-
and
should
fuel
further
debate.
In sum,
despite
some
inconsistencies
and
exceptions,
Over
Here
and
Over
There
is
an
important
addition
to
the
literature
in
the
broad
field
of
Canadian
defence
and
security.
Andrew
Richter/University
of
Windsor
MISCELLANEOUS
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLITICS
The
limits
of
green
diplomacy
Lee-Anne
Broadhead
Boulder
CO:
Lynne
Rienner
2002,
xvi,
2
23pp,
US$55.00
cloth
(ISBN
1-
58825-002-5),
US$19.95
paper
(ISBN
1-58826-068-2)
C
urrently,
when
the
discussion
of
the
Kyoto
agreement
is
especial-
ly
intense,
the
viewpoint
of
this
book
is
particularly
interesting.
Broadhead
minces
no words.
She argues
that
both
green
diplomacy
(including
Kyoto)
and
sustainable
development,
while
they
purport
to
seek
a
reasonable balance
between
economy
and
environment,
in
fact
only prevent
real
solutions
from being
explored.
Those
real
solutions,
she
argues,
require
that
we
question
trade liberalization
(in
her pre-
ferred
phrase,
deregulated
international
commerce)
and
unrestrained
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL
Autumn
2002
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