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

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  • Siobhan O'Neil

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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.

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  • Siobhan O'Neil, 2023. "Armed group opportunism in the face of recent crises: COVID-19 and climate change," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-58, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2023-58
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    Armed conflict; Decision making; COVID-19; Climate change;
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