International Security Publications
Hong Kong Conference Report: Part 2 (Chinese)
Jul 07, 2011Through a generous grant from the U.S. Institute of Peace, ECSP organized a forum in Hong Kong to provide opportunities for 65 environmentalists and journalists from the three areas of Greater China to discuss improving the capacity of environmental NGOs and the quality of environmental reporting in the region. Part 2 (Chinese). more
Environmental Peacemaking: Conditions for Success
Jul 07, 2011Alexander Carius identifies the conditions under which environmental cooperation best facilitates conflict transformation and peacebuilding, and which forms of negotiation or stakeholder participation have been particularly successful. more
Foreword: Environmental Security Heats Up
Jul 07, 2011Climate change has never drawn this much attention from the security community, especially in the United States, where the environmental security field is emerging from the shadows. more
ECSP Report 8: Bibliography
Jul 07, 2011Literature that has come to the attention of ECSP in the past year on population, environmental change, and security issues. more
ECSP Report 5: Official Statements
Jul 07, 2011Excerpts from recent official statements in which environment and population issues are prominently cited in the context of security and national interests. more
ECSP Report 3: Official Statements and New Publications
Jul 07, 2011Excerpts from recent official statements in which environmental issues are cited in the context of security institutions and national interests, and reviews by experts of new publications. more
Climate Change, Demography, Environmental Degradation, and Armed Conflict
Jul 07, 2011Using geo-referenced data, Clionadh Raleigh and Henrik Urdal find that population growth and density are related to increased civil conflict, but that demographic and environmental factors are generally outweighed by political and economic ones. more
Environmental Stress and Demographic Change in Nepal: Underlying Conditions Contributing to a Decade of Insurgency
Jul 07, 2011The authors review the broad dynamics of Nepal’s current civil conflict, arguing that environmental stress and population factors have played significant roles in creating the underlying conditions for acute insecurity and instability. more
ECSP Report 12
Jul 07, 2011ECSP Report 12 analyzes conflicts over natural resources, which are increasingly depleted by population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, and over-consumption. Complete report. more
Security and Ecology in the Age of Globalization
Jul 07, 2011This article argues that, while the interconnections between the environment and conflict are many and complex, the likelihood of large-scale warfare over renewable resources is small. Nonetheless, environmental difficulties do render many people insecure. more
