On the Threshold: Environmental Changes as Causes of Acute Conflict

1991/01/01 by Thomas Homer‐Dixon, Thomas F. Homer-Dixon · 1 voice · 8 citations
Social Sciences · #Transboundary Water Resource Management

paper · doi:10.2307/2539061

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Citations

• Strategies for Agriculture
• Unpleasant surprises in the greenhouse?
• An Evaluation of “Does Economic Inequality Breed Political Conflict?” Studies
• The implications of global climatic changes for international security
• Environment and Security

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Discussions

• Rereading @TadHomerDixon's 1991 @Journal_IS article on environmental conflict. Predicted strife in #Syria, migration to Europe (& other West), xenophobic backlash, and paralyzed governments struggling [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]