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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">43462</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2025-25-1-98-108</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">KOOFQM</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL SECURITY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject>国际安全</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">“Green” Security: NATO’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>«Зеленая» безопасность: стратегия адаптации НАТО к изменению климата</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-0194</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3347-6915</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Timakova</surname><given-names>Olga A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Тимакова</surname><given-names>Ольга Александровна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD (Political Science), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Political Philosophy</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат политических наук, доцент кафедры политологии и политической философии</p></bio><email>o.timakova@dipacademy.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Diplomatic Academy, MFA of Russia</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Дипломатическая академия МИД России</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-03-29" publication-format="electronic"><day>29</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>25</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Threats in the Context  of the Formation of a Multipolar World</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Традиционные и нетрадиционные угрозы безопасности  в условиях формирования многополярного мира</issue-title><fpage>98</fpage><lpage>108</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-03-28"><day>28</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Timakova O.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Тимакова О.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2025, Timakova O.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Timakova O.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Тимакова О.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Timakova O.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/43462">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/43462</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>At the Brussels Summit in 2021, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) heads of state and government endorsed the Climate Change and Security Action Plan, which, according to experts, sets an ambitious goal of transforming the alliance into a leading environmental security organization capable of developing adequate adaptation measures to reduce the security impacts of climate change. The article examines the main challenges that the alliance faces in implementing the two tracks of its climate policy. Despite the significant role of the alliance’s member countries in shaping the international climate agenda, the organization’s contribution to the global climate discourse has long remained limited. The article questions the effectiveness of the bloc’s actions in combating climate change; since they are they are aimed at adapting to climate change rather than mitigating its effects. Studying the potential for the use of renewable energy sources in NATO, the article concludes that the development of innovative technologies is inadequate, as are the infrastructural and logistical problems associated with their implementation. The alliance countries have expressed their intention to transition to sustainable energy and to cease their reliance on energy resources from Russia, which could potentially lead to an even greater dependence on supplies of rare earth metals from China. Based on the methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis, the article substantiates that the climate agenda does not correspond to the real actions of the bloc, as evidenced by the increase in military spending and arms supplies to Ukraine. New member countries of the alliance, Sweden and Finland, which are leading the implementation of the United Nations sustainable development goals, are also ready to increase their national greenhouse gas emissions through participation in NATO and increase defense spending in accordance with the requirements of the alliance. The author concludes that although NATO wants to become the first international military-political organization whose policy is aimed at reducing the impact of climate change on security, the actions and goals of the alliance continue to be controversial. The author further predicts an escalating call from international non-state actors for greater climate action within the alliance.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>На саммите 2021 г. в Брюсселе главы государств и правительств стран Организации Североатлантического договора (НАТО) одобрили План действий по изменению климата и обеспечению безопасности, поставив амбициозную, по мнению экспертов, цель - сделать Альянс ведущей организацией в сфере экологической безопасности, способной разрабатывать адекватные адаптационные меры, чтобы снизить влияние климатических изменений на безопасность. Исследование посвящено рассмотрению основных проблем, с которыми сталкивается Альянс при реализации двух треков своей климатической политики. Несмотря на значительную роль стран - членов НАТО в формировании международной климатической повестки, вклад организации в глобальный климатический дискурс долгое время оставался ограниченным. Автор подвергает сомнению эффективность действий блока в борьбе с изменением климата, поскольку они направлены не на смягчение последствий изменения климата, а на адаптацию к нему. Изучив потенциал применения возобновляемых источников энергии в НАТО, автор приходит к выводу о недостаточной разработанности инновационных технологий, а также об инфраструктурных и логистических проблемах их внедрения. Страны Альянса намерены перейти к устойчивой энергетике и отказаться от энергоносителей из России, что потенциально может привести к еще большей зависимости от поставок редкоземельных металлов из Китая. На основе методов качественного и количественного анализа обосновано, что климатическая повестка не соответствует реальным действиям блока, который увеличивает военные расходы и поставки вооружений на Украину. Новые страны - члены Альянса, Швеция и Финляндия, которые лидируют в реализации целей устойчивого развития ООН, также готовы увеличить национальные показатели выбросов парниковых газов за счет участия в НАТО и наращивать расходы на оборонную сферу в соответствии с требованиями Альянса. Таким образом, хотя НАТО хочет стать первой международной военно-политической организацией, политика которой направлена на снижение влияния климатических изменений именно на безопасность, действия и цели Альянса остаются дискуссионными. По мнению автора, международные негосударственные экологические акторы будут усиливать давление на НАТО, призывая к более существенным климатическим действиям.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"/><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>US</kwd><kwd>European countries</kwd><kwd>climate change</kwd><kwd>CO emissions</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>США</kwd><kwd>страны Европы</kwd><kwd>климатическая повестка</kwd><kwd>выбросы CO</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Badeeb, R., Lean, H., &amp; Clark, J. (2017). The evolution of the natural resource curse thesis: A critical literature survey. Resources Policy, 51, 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.10.015</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Badeeb R. A., Lean H. H., Clark J. 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