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Climate Change, Food Security, Conflict and Cooperation: Results from a 2019-2021 Panel Survey in Isiolo, Northern Kenya

Oct. 29, 2021

John O'Loughlin Professor, Department of Geography University of Colorado Boulder Sarah Posner PhD Student of Geography University of Colorado Boulder October 29, 2021 GUGG 205, 3:30 PM Abstract: The extent of climate change effects on the potential for violence is uncertain. Research has focused on poor countries, especially in Sub-Saharan...

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Faculty News Spring 2021

May 3, 2021

Waleed Abdalati testified to Congress for the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. Waleed Abdalati On April 15, 2021, Professor Abdalati testified in a hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. The hearing was titled “Making the Case for Climate Action: The...

Pro-Russian militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic conduct military exercises at a shooting range not far from the city of Gorlivka, Ukraine, on Jan. 28.

John O'Loughlin: Ukrainian Resident’s Divided Views on the Donbas Conflict

Feb. 22, 2021

Geography Professor John O'Loughlin Two new articles from The Washington Post and Global Voices both feature research conducted by Professor John O’Loughlin , from the Program on International Development and his colleagues. On February 12, 2015 the Minsk II accords left the Donbas region territorially divided with the Ukrainian government...

A celebration of the completion of a railway line from Russia in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, December 2019

John O'Loughlin: To Russia With Love

April 4, 2020

The Majority of Crimeans Are Still Glad for Their Annexation A celebration of the completion of a railway line from Russia in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, December 2019 -- Alexey Pavlishak / Reuters Six years ago, Russian forces seized the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. Moscow hastily organized a referendum...

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John O’Loughlin: Is Ukraine caught between Europe and Russia? We asked Ukrainians this important question.

March 6, 2020

People pose on T-72 battle tank during a Defender of the Fatherland Day celebration Feb. 23 at a former airport in Luhansk, Ukraine. (Dave Mustaine/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Our new survey shows a divided nation Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month challenged a reporter to locate Ukraine on a blank map. While...

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Research Misconduct: What it is, what it’s not, and how to know

Nov. 22, 2019

John O’Loughlin Professor of Geography and Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science Chair, -Boulder Standing Committee on Research Misconduct Greater attention to issues of research misconduct has been evident in universities, funding agencies and amongst the public. Like other research-intensive institutions, Boulder has clear guidelines about misconduct and procedures to...

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John O'Loughlin: Evidence of climate-driven conflicts is piling up

Sept. 19, 2019

On a sweltering July afternoon in the remote village of Daaba in Northern Kenya, Boulder Geography Professor John O’Loughlin was stood up by a tribal chief. O’Loughlin and his colleagues had driven for hours along dusty roads in the drought-ravaged region to interview the local leader about if, and...

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Professor John O’Loughlin's Article for the Washington Post

July 11, 2019

During last month’s U.S. Democratic presidential candidate debates, former congressman Beto O’Rourke, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, and former housing and urban development secretary Julián Castro all identified climate change as a major geopolitical threat facing the United States. Some even gave it equal billing with China and the...

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John O'Loughlin adds to study showing climate change, conflict link

June 17, 2019

Imagine rising temperatures across the globe exacerbating armed conflicts in countries with limited resources. According to researchers and experts, including scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder and Stanford University, this scenario could easily become reality, rather than a plot for the next “Mad Max” film.

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Is climate change fueling civil war?

June 14, 2019

Droughts and other climate events can impact agriculture production and lead to economic shocks, which may increase risk of conflict. Credit: Oxfam East Africa Climate change has played a small, but important role in fueling civil wars and other armed conflicts in recent decades and will play an exponentially greater...

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