When disaster strikes: On the relationship between natural disaster and interstate conflict

Global Change, Peace and Security

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-174

  Nelson, Travis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster diplomacy; Diversionary conflict; International conflict; Natural disaster; Opportunistic conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956248581     PISSN: 14781158     EISSN: 14781166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14781151003770788     Document Type: Article

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