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Dominic Giannini

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Australia missing in action on climate security risks | History Defined

Tom Middendorp says politicians need to recognise climate change as a driver of instability. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Climate change is fuelling conflict and driving people to extremism as they fight over access to resources such as water, a former Dutch military general warns.

Australia has the potential to mitigate its military risk and not depend on other nations for energy due to its geography and resource abundance, the Netherlands' former military chief Tom Middendorp says.

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