From Rising Heat Comes Rising Tension in Syria: How Global Warming Started a War & Threatens Homeland Security

This article, authored by D’Andre D. Lampkin and published in the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review (Vol. 41, Issue 3, 2017), explores the intersection of climate change, civil unrest, and homeland security. In “From Rising Heat Comes Rising Tension in Syria: How Global Warming Started a War & Threatens Homeland Security,” Lampkin examines how environmental stressors intensified conflict in Syria and what this means for global and U.S. security strategy. As a peer-reviewed law journal publication, this work reinforces the Foundation’s commitment to evidence-based policy and resilience. You can access the original publication for verification through the William & Mary Law School’s digital repository here.