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Kevin Rudd wants to redraw security priorities | The Australian

Kevin Rudd wants to redraw security priorities
THE AUSTRALIAN Mark Dodd | December 05, 2008

KEVIN Rudd says Australia must adopt a new concept of national security to cope with an array of complex new challenges ranging from climate change to energy security and nuclear proliferation.

The Prime Minister yesterday nominated climate change as a “fundamental national security challenge” for Australia in the long term as he delivered the first annual national security statement to parliament.

“Significant climate change will bring about unregulated population movements, declining food production, reductions in arable land, violent weather patterns and resulting catastrophic events,” the Prime Minister said.

“This is an area of emerging consequences which will require the formal incorporation of climate change within Australia’s national security policy and analysis process.”…………………….While the US alliance remained the cornerstone of the country’s security architecture, the growing rise of India and China required a fresh diplomatic focus, the Prime Minister said. A stronger engagement with the UN was also needed.

Kevin Rudd wants to redraw security priorities | The Australian

December 5, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized