Start the Leap revolution without me
April 22, 2016
The Leap Manifesto is a Rorschach ink-blot test of one’s political and economic ideology.
Resources
What is really at stake in extremist attacks
January 25, 2016
We’ve been lucky so far, because the bad guys have usually been stupid. But they probably won’t be stupid forever, so our luck probably won’t last. When it finally runs out, we need to make sure we don’t do the bad guys’ work for them.
Don’t Peddle Climate Fantasies
December 14, 2015
The French have pulled a rabbit out of the climate hat in Paris. It’s a rather incomplete rabbit, because it’s missing bits and pieces – an ear here, a foot there. But it has a heartbeat, and it’s recognizable as a rabbit all the same.
The False Promise of Climate Adaptation
December 7, 2015
Climate skeptics may not be out for the count, but they’re definitely on the ropes. As Earth’s atmosphere warms and severe droughts, storms, and wildfires sweep the planet, those arguing that climate change isn’t a grave danger have had to bob and weave to stay on their feet.
Harper’s Biggest Election Blunder
October 16, 2015
By pressing the niqab issue, the Conservatives made an enormous strategic mistake. In fact, it was probably the single biggest blunder by any political party in this extraordinary election season.
Synchronous Failure: The Emerging Causal Architecture of Global Crisis
August 28, 2015
Thomas Homer-Dixon, Brian Walker, Reinette Biggs, Anne-Sophie Crépin, Carl Folke, Eric F. Lambin, Garry D. Peterson, Johan Rockström, Marten Scheffer, Will Steffen, Max Troell
Recent global crises reveal an emerging pattern of causation that could increasingly characterize the birth and progress of future global crises. A conceptual framework identifies this pattern’s deep causes, intermediate processes, and ultimate outcomes.
The Ideological Conflict Project: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations
July 1, 2015
Stephen Mock and Thomas Homer-Dixon
with Stephen Mock | Ideology is important to conflict. Shared beliefs create a sense of group identity, specify targets of hostility and enable coordinated action. Understanding ideology is key to effective conflict resolution and management.
Scientists Call for an Oil Sands Moratorium
June 10, 2015
Wendy Palen, Thomas Homer-Dixon, et al.
Consensus statement says the science is clear: there can be no more oils sands development if we are to solve the global climate crisis.
Today’s Butterfly Effect is Tomorrow’s Trouble
November 15, 2014
Amid reports of sex scandals, lone-wolf terrorists and Middle East beheadings, it’s easy to miss small events. But they sometimes carry messages far larger than those in the headlines.
Ebola Epidemic Could Tear Societies Apart
September 18, 2014
World leaders finally seem to be waking up to the gravity of the Ebola threat. Like the rest of us, they’ve been distracted by the Islamic State’s rampage in Syria and Iraq, the Ukrainian crisis, and even the mini-drama of the Scottish independence referendum.