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Joshua Busby on Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel Region of Africa
In a recent article for The Global Post, CCAPS researcher Joshua Busby spoke with journalists Tristan McConnell and Nick Loomis about the relationship between climate change and conflict in Africa’s Sahel region. Busby cautions against drawing causal links between climate change and conflict, stressing that instability in the Sahel is often the result of structural causes such as economic hardship,…
Joshua Busby on Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel Region of Africa
In a recent article for The Global Post, CCAPS researcher Joshua Busby spoke with journalists Tristan McConnell and Nick Loomis about the relationship between climate change and conflict in Africa’s Sahel region. Busby cautions against drawing causal links between climate change and conflict, stressing that instability in the Sahel is often the result of structural causes such…
Finance NGO Applies CCAPS Climate Aid Methodology in India
A recent report by the Centre for Development Finance (CDF) in India utilized CCAPS’ climate aid coding methodology to help develop aid strategies that would assist the Indian central and state governments in implementing State Action Plans on Climate Change. Indian states are currently developing state-level plans aligned with the 2008 National Action Plan on…
Strauss Center and Wilson Center Launch New Nuclear Studies Project
In October, the Strauss Center and Woodrow Wilson Center hosted the inaugural Nuclear Studies Research Initiative conference just outside of Austin, Texas. The three-day event was held to launch an important new program to foster exchange, cross-fertilization, and mentorship for the new generation of scholars working on nuclear questions.
Statecraft, Decision-Making, and the Varieties of Historical Experience
In an article published in the Journal of Strategic Studies, Distinguished Scholar Dr. William Inboden explores the intersection between national security policy and history. In his article, Statecraft, Decision-Making, and the Varieties of Historical Experience: A Taxonomy, Dr. Inboden seeks to identify the ways in which policymakers use history in decision-making
Trends and Triggers: Climate Change and Interstate Conflict
In Research Brief Number 21, CCAPS researchers Colleen Devlin, Brittany Franck, and Cullen Hendrix address the concern that changing precipitation patterns will be a cause of future interstate conflict. By looking at long-term trends affecting the baseline probability of conflict and short-term triggers affecting the immediate probability of conflict, Devlin, Franck, and Hendrix seek to…
Strauss Center Director on JFK’s Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Strauss Center Director Dr. Francis Gavin was quoted by Newsweek.com in an article by Rob Verger titled “JFK’s Most Underrated Achievement.” The article argues that the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 was one of JFK’s biggest–and most underrated–oreign policy accomplishments, as well as a turning point during the most dangerous period of the…
Inboden on the U.S.-French Relationship
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and Clements Center Director William Inboden writes about the relationship between the United States and the French with respect to the Middle East on Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government Blog. In his recent post, Why French Fries Really Are Freedom Fries, Inboden discusses French opposition to the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to…
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars Honored in “Between Covers: An Annual Celebration of LBJ School Research”
On Nov. 19, 2013, Strauss Center Leadership and Distinguished Scholars will be honored for their books and articles published in 2013 as a part of the LBJ School for Public Affairs’s “Between Covers: An Annual Celebration of LBJ School Research.”
