Storming the Wall

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U.S. military planners now identify climate change as the top national security threat, even surpassing terrorism. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reveals that individuals are four times more likely to be displaced by environmental disasters than by war, with 19.2 million people affected in 2015 alone. Droughts, fires, and floods are increasingly forcing people to cross borders, leading to the deployment of militarized forces to stop them. In fast-paced prose, Todd Miller investigates how environmental crises are creating millions of climate refugees that challenge developed nations' borders and resources. He examines how the perceived threat in the U.S. is resulting in high-tech surveillance and calls for expanded border walls. Miller also shares stories of individuals resisting the militarization of borders and advocates for ecological restoration as a sustainable and secure solution. His writings have appeared in major publications, and he argues that climate-driven migration will define our era. The book emphasizes the need for social justice and ecological sustainability to be intertwined, as existing disparities and climate change demand a collective response to our shared humanity.