The Environment in International Relations.

Irrespective of what was or was not achieved at the June 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Brazil, it is clear that environmental issues are firmly inscribed in political agendas throughout the world. Accordingly, the publication of a book which attempts to place the debate within its broader theoretical and political contexts is most welcome. This book, written by Caroline Thomas while she was a research fellow at Chatham House, is divided into two parts. The first considers how environmental issues have become a part of the broader discussions about international political, economic and security affairs; and part two examines three case-studies in order to illustrate some of the more general conceptualizations …