Armed conflict has the potential to disrupt water systems that are crucial to environmental
and human wellbeing. Yet there is no comprehensive overview of scientific evidence on the …

This article extends the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) by presenting new global
data on non-state conflict, or armed conflict between two groups, neither of which is the …

Much of the debate over the security implications of climate change revolves around
whether changing weather patterns will lead to future conflict. This article addresses whether …

Until recently, most writings on the relationship between climate change and security were
highly speculative. The IPCC assessment reports to date offer little if any guidance on this …

Abstract From Angola to Iraq, wars have taken place in resource rich countries full of poor
people. Wars of Plunder explores the interplay of natural resources and armed conflicts, and …

The mounting evidence for climate change has put the security implications of increased
climate variability high on the agenda of policymakers. However, several years of research …

This study investigates the long run equilibrium relationship among military expenditure,
financial development, energy use, economic growth and environmental degradation in …

While climate change scenarios for the Sahel vary and are uncertain, the most popularized
prediction says there will progressively be drier conditions with more erratic rainfall …

Previous research on environment and security has contested the existence, nature and
significance of a climate driver of conflict. In this study, we have focused on small-scale …

While it has been forcefully argued that the world is generally becoming more peaceful (eg
Gleditsch 2008; Pinker 2011), the debate on climate change raises the specter of a new …