War Ecology: A New Paradigm
War Ecology: A New Paradigm
Scientific Committee
Luiza Bialasiewicz, Amy Dahan, Patrice Geoffron, François Gemmene, Isabelle Kocher, Cécile Maisonneuve, Stéphanie Monjon, Magali Reghezza-Zitt, Adam Tooze, Shahin Vallée, Françoise Vimeux
Editor-in-chief
Ramona Bloj
Editorial Manager
Gilles Gressani
Introduction
War Ecology: A New Paradigm
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army in February 2022 has, in the opinion of many, ushered in a new era in European and world history. As is often the case, the war does not end at the front lines, nor with the suffering or death it causes. Viewed from a distance, the war … Continued
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After The Invasion of Ukraine: Geopolitics In The Anthropocene
The Front lines of the Green War
Vladimir Putin’s bid to annihilate the independence of the largest state on Russia’s western border has produced a moment of convulsion for the whole world. When Russia is the world’s resource superpower, it could never have not done. Prior to 24 February 2022, Russia was the largest exporter of all petroleum products, gas, and wheat, … Continued
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Peace-building in the age of wartime ecology
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia brings together a range of security issues: energy, military, finance, food, climate, etc. These fields, which are usually addressed separately, can no longer be treated as such, given the depth with which this crisis aggravates all these factors beyond the conflict itself. Soaring energy and commodity prices, inflation that … Continued
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Between Tragedy and Techno-Optimism: The New Climate Realpolitik
Empire The Prado and the Reina Sofia museums were closed to the public for the two-day NATO summit held in Madrid in the last week of June. A day before the summit, at the Sophia, in front of Picasso’s Guernica, Extinction Rebellion, and Fridays for Future staged a die-in. Five thousand NATO delegates had descended … Continued
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The Geopolitical Boomerang: Can We Still Hope to Meet the Climate Challenge?
On 28 April 2022, two months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres was bombarded in Kyiv by Russia, mere hours after having visited President Putin in Moscow. What a symbol! For several weeks the war had overwhelmed Europe’s heart. We were confronted with images of … Continued
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Non-alignment: The BRICS’ New Bargaining Chip
On March 25th, as Russia’s war in Ukraine intensified, the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visited New Delhi and entreated “If China and India spoke with one voice, the whole world will listen. If China and India joined hands, the whole world will pay attention.” In April, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made … Continued
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War Ecology: Transform, Plan, Regulate
Economic Planning and War Economy in the Context of Ecological Crisis
The terms economic planning and war economy are familiar to historians. They describe practices and modes of government found in many countries during the 20th century. Between the 1930s and the 1970s, these terms were the subject of considerable intellectual debate — though often forgotten since — in an attempt to define them or to … Continued
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An ecosocialist internationalism: socialisation and emancipation in the age of ecological crisis
In his essay, “The Birth of War Ecology”, Pierre Charbonnier acknowledges the emergence of a strategic matrix through which the war mobilization against Russia could be leveraged for the real deployment of climate policies. As such, the war in Ukraine could be the catalyst for a socio-ecological transformation. This argument is consistent with the sudden … Continued
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Perspectives on The Economy of War And Ecological Planning
The following remarks are an attempt to answer to the questions raised during the colloquium hosted by le Grand Continent, “Après l’invasion de l’Ukraine, l’Europe dans l’interrègne” which I had the honor of participating in by being a part of the panel devoted to the economy. The questions raised are the following: “For nearly three … Continued
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Sufficiency in The Time of War Ecology: Individual behaviors and collective dimensions of the transition
In an article published on 18 March 18 2022, which has since been widely cited and commented on, Pierre Charbonnier coined the notion of “war ecology”, which “in the context of a military aggression led by an oil state against one of its neighbors for the purpose of imperial consolidation, [consists] in seeing in the … Continued
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Political Configurations In The Age Of Fossil Wars
The Birth of War Ecology
The shock of the first few days has, as always, given way to the ordinary horror of bombardments and refugees of war. The furious pace of the first attacks will be followed by the slower and less spectacular pace of negotiations and compromises. As many predict, peace will be bitter for Ukraine, given that the … Continued
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Armed Forces and Climate Change in a Time of High-Intensity: Reflections on Engagement in “Environmental” Operations
Introduction Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned a page on confrontation in the 21st century by putting high-intensity conflict between two modern armies back on the table. This prospect of high-intensity conflict is the target of the latest French military programming lawsand the operational preparation of armed forces. Beyond combat aspects and their effects on … Continued
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The Ukrainian War of Independence and and the World’s borders
This text attempts to tie together categories of the imaginary, the real, and the symbolic. This is not easy to do in so little time. The truth is that this is not easy in and of itself, as this would require imagining several points of view that will never be aligned. Let us begin with … Continued
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Is Europe’s soil changing beneath our feet?
For Déborah I will begin with a text which will seem unusual: Jean Bollack’s translation from the beginning of Oedipus Rex when the priest is addressing Oedipus. This translation says: “For our city, as you yourself can see, is badly shaken—she cannot raise her head above the depths of so much surging death.” In re-reading … Continued
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