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    Fish in the Face of Climate Change: A ten-year analysis of fisheries conflicts in the Barents Sea
    (2023-04-28) Duquela, Maite; Murphy, Stephanie; Iturralde, Sasha
    Climate change is shifting fisheries and opening up new routes. Such a phenomenon has the potential to contribute to conflict between users. The Barents Sea region of the Arctic possesses both significant fish resources and vulnerability to conflict and climate change. Using published methodology documenting fisheries conflicts, this project analyzes fisheries conflicts in the Barents Sea by reviewing news articles obtained through the Nexis Uni database. Out of a total of 7,499 articles identified for the period 2013-2022, 22 unique fisheries dispute events and 54 fisheries dispute aggregates were identified in the region. We found that major conflict drivers include illegal fishing, ground limitations, foreign fishers, weak governance, and marginalization. We also found that the majority of conflicts in the region involved disputes between the Norwegian and Russian authorities, fishers, activists, and the oil industry.
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    Re-Thinking Geography and Civil War: Geography and Rebel Identity
    (2011) Thomas, Matthew Edward

    Scholarship on ethnic conflict and civil war has often examined the role of geographic factors, such as rough terrain and exploitable natural resources, in either prolonging or even initiating the conflict. However, many of these studies focus upon the material/tactical advantages that geography provides to the rebels. I argue that analysis of geography and civil war must account for the effects of geography upon the insurgency's identity (ethnic, religious, ideological), which is the most decisive factor in the rebels' ability to galvanize popular support. Using regression analysis and case studies, I demonstrate that while the geographic distance between rebel territory and the capital city in a war-afflicted country is of great importance, the presence of identity can compensate for the lack of favorable geography.