Climate security and military activities: subject-object model of relationship

Based on an interdisciplinary approach, the socio-structural aspects of climate change are investigated: social causes and consequences; social strategies for mitigation and adaptation; socio-political actors of public discourse. Particular attention is paid to the causal relationships between political and security manifestations of climate change. Two types of risks are distinguished: the first type is a consequence of the direct and indirect impacts of climate change, while the second one is caused by the impact of climate change on the social manifestations of maladaptation and energy transition. The subject-object model of the relationship between climate security and the organization of military activities is analyzed. The peculiarity of the dilemma of post-materialism for the sphere of military activity is noted, namely the opposition "environmentalism vs combat capability", which significantly complicates the decarbonization of the armed forces. The army's institutional reflection on climate change is the introduction of changes in the system of professional military education and the creation of a new structure in military units — climate intelligence. The main obstacle to civil-military cooperation is identified as the difference in organizational culture. The perspective of using the concept of "total defense" to optimize methods of hiring and integrating civilian and military personnel is emphasized.