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Feb 2013
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
Author: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Troy Sternberg, Sarah Johnstone, Jeffrey Mazo, Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell, Michael Werz, Max Hoffman, David Michel, Mona Yacoubian
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This collection of essays argues that the consequences of climate change are stressors that can ignite a volatile mix of underlying causes and erupt into revolutions. More on «The Arab Spring and Climate Change»

Nov 2011
Ungeplant ist der Normalfall
Author: Barbara Lippert, Volker Perthes
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Die Autoren dieser Publikation präsentieren zehn denkbare Situationen aus aussen- und sicherheitspolitischen Handlungsfeldern, die auf Deutschland, die EU und die internationale Gemeinschaft zukommen könnten. More on «Ungeplant ist der Normalfall»

Jul 2011
Food Security, Human Security and the Black Sea
Author: Ilia Roubanis, Zefi Dimadama
Publisher: International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
This case study suggests that an environmental disaster during the summer of 2010 in the Black Sea region triggered in winter 2011 a food crisis in the Arab World; in turn, this led to massive riots, revolts, political instability, a NATO operation a... More on «Food Security, Human Security and the Black Sea»

Jun 2011
The Environment and the Middle East Volume III
Author: Jens Klawitter, Christine Parthemore, Katarina Uherova Hasbani, Adriana Valencia, Marcel Viëtor, Ahmed Zahran, Franziska Piontek, Mahi Tabet Aoul, Mohamed Abdel Raouf
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
In this Volume of the Environment and the Middle East, the authors assess the impact of the environment on regional security framed with reference to the 2011 "Arab Spring". More on «The Environment and the Middle East Volume III»

Feb 2011
The Arab Revolt: Roots and Perspectives
Author: Vicken Cheterian
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
The wave of Arab revolt, which started in Tunisia and then Egypt and Libya, is spreading at an unprecedented speed. More on «The Arab Revolt: Roots and Perspectives»

22 Apr 2010
Oil or Climate Politics?
Author: Mari Luomi
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Despite clear indications regarding future negative impacts of climate change to the region, Arab states of the Middle East still do not perceive climate change as a threatening factor to their economic development and stability. More on «Oil or Climate Politics?»

2010
Ilmasto- vai Öljypolitiikkaa?
Author: Mari Luomi
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Tässä työpaperissa pohditaan ilmastonmuutoksen potentiaalisia turvallisuusvaikutuksia Lähi-idän arabimaille1 sekä sovelletaan niin kutsutun brittiläisen Lähi-idän kansainvälisten suhteiden tutkimuksen koulukunnan teoreettisanalyyttistä ajattelua näi... More on «Ilmasto- vai Öljypolitiikkaa?»