Armed group opportunism in the face of recent crises: COVID-19 and climate change

Siobhan O'Neil

No wp-2023-58, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Terrorist and other types of armed groups often exploit natural and human-made disasters and emergencies to advance their causes. This paper studies how some armed groups have responded to two recent global emergencies—climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the messaging and actions of the Boko Haram in Nigeria and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) dissident groups in Colombia in response to COVID and climatic shifts.

Keywords: Armed conflict; Decision making; COVID-19; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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