Measurement is critical for assessing and monitoring food security. Yet, it is difficult to
comprehend which food security dimensions, components, and levels the numerous …

During the previous decade, there has been an increased focus on the role of food security
in processes of armed conflict, both in the academic and policy communities. While the …

More than half of the 815 million undernourished people in the world live in countries
struggling with conflict, violence and fragility. Conflict can impact food security conditions by …

Although substantive agreement exists on the role of climate variability and food scarcity in
increasing violence, a limited number of studies have investigated how food resources affect …

Research often fails to account for the specific pathways by which climatic factors can cause
social unrest. One challenge lies in understanding the distinct effects of food insecurity and …

This article reviews the literature at the intersection of war, armed conflict, and food security,
focusing on intergroup violent conflicts such as interstate conflict, civil war, insurgencies …

In the last decade, the number of forcibly displaced people increased dramatically globally.
In Africa, conflict has been one of the primary sources of forced displacement. Very few …

Scholars debate whether climate change has a consistent effect on the likelihood of armed
conflict in Africa. One major pathway by which climatic variability is hypothesized to increase …

Food security has attracted widespread attention in recent years. Yet, despite preliminary
evidence connecting food insecurity to political violence, we lack a systematic …

In this article, we review and shed light on the interlinkages between interstate war and food
insecurity and discuss global policy actions needed to address the challenges of food …