af Ida Persdóttir 🤖 Mens verden koger over af nyheder om geopolitik og stormagtsrivalisering, gemmer der sig andre historier – mindre synlige, men ikke mindre vigtige – om, hvordan kampen om ressourcer skaber vold, miljøødelæggelse og et marked for kynisme. Her er tre af de mest opsigtsvækkende historier fra sommeren 2025. 1. Ulovlig handel med…
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Unveiling the Ecowar Reality: How Natural Resources Fuel Global Conflicts – GUEST POST
The “ecowar hypothesis” posits a direct link between natural resources, climate change, and the outbreak of conflicts. Despite criticism from some academic circles, the evidence supporting the ecowar hypothesis is robust and multifaceted. By Dr. Clara Voss, Professor of Environmental Security and Conflict Studies (biography below) As a researcher deeply engaged in the study of…
Beyond the Ecowar Myth: Unraveling the Complexities of Resource and Conflict – GUEST POST
On this blog, the so-called “ecowar hypothesis” has been advocated, suggesting a direct and deterministic link between natural resource scarcity, climate change, and violent conflict. This perspective, while intuitively appealing, is not only simplistic but also misleading. By Dr. Elias Thorne, Senior Research Fellow in Conflict Studies and Environmental Policy (biography below) As someone who…
Hvordan Klimaforandringer Øger Risikoen for Konflikter gennem Økonomiske Chok, Landbrugsnedgang, Ressourcekonkurrence og Migration
Klimaforandringer, såsom stigende temperaturer og ændrede nedbørsmønstre, kan øge risikoen for konflikter gennem fire nøgleveje. [Skrevet med Le Chat 🤖] Økonomiske Chok Klimaforandringer kan føre til økonomiske chok, der destabiliserer samfund. For eksempel kan ekstreme vejrforhold som tørke eller oversvømmelser ødelægge afgrøder og infrastruktur, hvilket resulterer i tab af indkomst og arbejdspladser. Disse økonomiske nedture…
Striden over olie-regionen Essequibo blusser op mellem Venezuela og Guyana
Den mangeårige konflikt mellem Venezuela og Guyana om den olie- og gasrige Essequibo-region er igen i fokus. ExxonMobils opdagelse af store oliereserver nær Essequibo har forstærket spændingerne mellem de to lande. Kolonial fortid skaber nutidens strid Striden har rødder i en voldgiftskendelse fra 1899, hvor Essequibo-regionen blev tildelt det britisk-styrede Guyana. Venezuela har siden anfægtet…
Honduran journalist investigating deforestation assassinated
“Honduran authorities should thoroughly investigate the killing of Luis Alonso Teruel and determine if it was related to his work as a journalist […] The Honduran government must end the impunity that has prevailed in the killings of journalists for so many years by conducting a swift and credible investigation that identifies all of those…
The Ohio toxic chemicals train derailment
Er Taiwan det næste Ukraine?
Næppe. Ikke 1:1. Men… læs SEBASTIAN STRYHN KJELDTOFTs reportager fra Taiwan. »Fastlandsfiskerne [Kina] bruger ekstreme metoder, som dræber de små og yngre fisk og ødelægger fiskenes habitater. De bruger elektrofiskeri og gift til at fange fiskene, mens de samtidig ødelægger vores [taiwaneseres] fiskenet«. Chen Kuo-Chiang Et spøgelsesagtigt skær hænger over Taiwan. Er det et forvarsel…
War on Brazil?
September 2019, Anders Theis Bollmann asked readers of the Danish newspaper Information if they could ever envision going to war for the climate. To illustrate his case, he used Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil where the rain forest was burning. imagine that research showed that the burning of the Amazon was so violent that it would cause…
Charges against founder of Wikileaks threaten press freedom
Despite certain blemishes, Wikileaks has contributed with disclosures of incredible value to the public. Some of the charges raised at the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on 11th April 2019 in London constitute an attack on the free press, says experts and NGOs. The parts of the charges that are under criticism are, particularly,…
Week 48: A change of climate at FOX News? No change on oil and food markets
Remember the climate change report that the Trump administration released while most Americans were eating their Thanksgiving turkey? That report didn’t just mention costs of climate change. The security aspects were covered as well. “Climate change, variability, and extreme events, in conjunction with other factors, can exacerbate conflict […] droughts, floods, storm surges, wildfires, and…
German professor Harald Welzer: “we will see a renaissance of violent conflict in the 21st century, and many of these conflicts will spring from climate change”
“You always have a higher potential for violent conflict when the survival conditions of groups of people are threatened. […] if all these scientists and climate researchers are right, or even close to right, what does it mean for greater potential for violent conflict? I think the answers are not encouraging.” “My belief is that…