Nation-states' shift to

environmental realism,

leaving outdated forms of

traditional realism behind,

is vital for states' security

and survival in the 21st

century. Gaia Morgan Group

can provide a key catalyst

to help states begin to make

this shift while learning why it

is so important and how it can

benefit their long-term

peace and security prospects.

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The Earth has limits, and it dynamically

responds to human activities and impacts.

The changes underway in the early 21st

century require that nations rapidly shift

from a framework of basic realism to one of

environmental realism. Air, soil, water,

and biodiversity crises are building globally

due to states' "nature blindness" to date.

These crises will bring with them severe

security consequences for states both at

home and abroad; many nations have

already experienced early forms of this.

Nations need to come to accept that

they cannot indefinitely degrade,

contaminate, and "vanish" natural

landscapes and other species if they

want to avoid such crises. States can

benefit from exploring and

implementing a flexible, living,

adaptable mindset for the preservation

of security and democracy in this

difficult era of environmental limits: a

mindset we call environmental realism.