Enviro journalist & researcher, think tanker @ The Wilson Center & @ Center for Climate & Security, Author of 'The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence'
Jan 12, 2021
The Syrian civil war has raged for almost a decade now, and in the climate security community it can feel as if we’ve spent at least that long arguing about its causes. For every claim about the impact…
Dec 15, 2020
Today, the Middle East faces a severe security concern that is crystalizing in plain view: the human impact of a rapidly changing natural world.
The region, home to some of the world’s…
Nov 12, 2020
Iran once boasted one of the greenest governments. But persecution, paranoia, and war have sunk the Middle East’s most vital conservation programs.
Jul 16, 2020
Ever since workers first broke ground on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, international commenters have fixated on the Nile as a possible harbinger of future
Jul 7, 2020
Jun 29, 2020
Cities’ geography can aid, underscore or discourage a protest movement’s success
May 22, 2020
COVID-19 has stifled the world’s largest immunization program. Yet polio’s vast workforce is also helping in the fight against the new disease
May 6, 2020
After decades of hunting, Mediterranean monk seals now have a sanctuary on the “Alcatraz of Greece.” But will it be enough to prevent their extinction?
Jan 11, 2020
In Nepal and many other countries, private tanker operators profit from growing water scarcity.