Environmental Security Publications
ECSP Report 8: Bibliography
Jul 07, 2011Literature that has come to the attention of ECSP in the past year on population, environmental change, and security issues. more
290. Ethnic Cleansing, Communism and Environmental Devastation in Post-War Czechoslovakia
Jul 07, 2011January 2004 - In the aftermath of World War II, Czechoslovakia expelled close to three million ethnic Germans into occupied Austria and Germany. These so-called Sudeten Germans had long lived in borderland regions ringing the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, with the heaviest concentration inhabiting the industrially advanced north and west of Bohemia. During and after the expulsions, over two million Czechs settled in the formerly German areas, taking over houses, businesses and factories. The popular Communist Party controlled the resettlement process from the beginning in 1945, using its influence to create a web of patronage in the borderlands. This helped the Party win over 50 percent of the vote in north Bohemia in free elections in May of 1946. Even before Stalinism took hold in Czechoslovakia in 1948, north Bohemia's coal mining, power production and chemical industry were renowned. With the onset of a Communist policy of heavy industrialization, north Bohemia's industry became a model for the entire country. By the 1960s, north Bohemia also became known for its almost unrivaled pollution, with air and water so foul that trees died in waves and children decamped to the mountains for doses of clean air. more
ECSP Report 6: Update and Bibliography
Jul 07, 2011The update section is designed to highlight the environment, population, and security activities of various organizations. The bibliography includes a wide range of publications, organized by theme, which relate to environment, population, and security. more
Too Poor for Peace? Global Poverty, Conflict, and Security in the 21st Century
Jul 07, 2011The book’s broad thesis is that alleviating poverty in the 21st century is not only a moral but also a security imperative. more
Forest Plunder in Southeast Asia: An Environmental Security Nexus in Burma and Cambodia
Jul 07, 2011The root causes of the threats to much of Asia’s biological diversity, particularly in the region’s more unstable and authoritarian countries, can be generalized in three words: conversion, consumption and corruption. more
Population and Conflict: Exploring the Links
Jul 07, 2011Complete set of commentaries exploring the links between population and conflict by authors Henrik Urdal, Sarah Staveteig, Valerie M. Hudson, Andrea M. den Boer, and Monica Duffy Toft. more
ECSP Report 1: Feature Articles
Jul 07, 2011Includes table of contents, feature articles, and excerpts from official statements and documents. more
Water, Conflict, and Cooperation
Jul 07, 2011The UN system and its partners have ripe opportunities to capitalize on water’s cooperation promise while undercutting its conflict potential, write Alexander Carius, Geoffrey Dabelko, and Aaron Wolf in their policy brief. more
Hong Kong Conference Report: Part 2 (Chinese)
Jul 07, 2011Through a generous grant from the U.S. Institute of Peace, ECSP organized a forum in Hong Kong to provide opportunities for 65 environmentalists and journalists from the three areas of Greater China to discuss improving the capacity of environmental NGOs and the quality of environmental reporting in the region. Part 2 (Chinese). more
In Defense of Environment and Security Research
Jul 07, 2011Since the end of the Cold War, many policymakers and researchers have been rethinking and pushing the boundaries of the definition of security. Perhaps the most extensive and controversial part of this project has been the numerous and varied attempts to identify links among environmental change, conflict, and security. more
