Welcome — A Note on Why This Blog Exists

The world is burning. Sometimes literally. Wildfires rage across continents, droughts hollow out river basins, and rising seas redraw coastlines that nations have contested for centuries. And yet, in the corridors where environmental policy meets geopolitical strategy, the conversation is still surprisingly fragmented.

That fragmentation is what brought me here.

My name is Rebecca and I'm a PhD researcher in Political Science at the Department of Political Economy, King's College London, and my work sits at an intersection that I believe is one of the most consequential of our time: the relationship between environmental change and armed conflict, cooperation, and the negotiation table. My academic journey began with a BA in Political Science, continued through an MA in Political Science, Government and International Affairs, and has led me to the research questions that now occupy most of my waking hours and a fair few of my sleeping ones.

The Global Green Wars blog is my attempt to think out loud and to convey all of this to you. In a simple and interesting manner.

It's a space where I'll explore how ecological pressures shape the conditions for war and peace; how states, communities, and international institutions negotiate over shared resources; and what the scholarship on conflict tells us about humanity's capacity (or failure) to cooperate in the face of environmental crisis.

You won't find simple answers here. The relationship between environment and conflict is messy, contested, and deeply political. But I believe rigorous thinking, honest engagement with evidence and data, and a willingness to sit with complexity are exactly what this conversation needs more of.

Whether you're a fellow researcher, a policy practitioner, or simply someone trying to make sense of a world that feels increasingly on edge, you're welcome here.

Let's think through this together.