Climate Change: The Impossible Politics of Climate Security

Jul 19, 2026 | Hammad Sarfraz
Express Tribune
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Ashok Swain’s Climate Security is not a comfortable book, nor does it pretend to be. At a time when climate anxiety is increasingly wrapped in diplomatic slogans and defence policy jargon, Swain strips away the language of preparedness to expose something far less reassuring: a global response to climate change that often looks more like a blueprint for preserving privilege than protecting humanity.