The Market is Valuing Climate Risk all Wrong
August 22, 2018
In a recent article, Associate Professor Jeff Colgan explains how the market is valuing climate change and the “climate-value paradox.”
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Amusing Archival Discoveries from the Cold War (Jeff Colgan featured)
July 18, 2018 War on the Rocks
This article features amusing archived documents from the Cold War period that scholars have come across during their research. Professor Jeff Colgan chose a 1975 report by The Church Committee that revealed a play related to Fidel Castro's beard.
The Market is Valuing Climate Risk All Wrong (written by Jeff Colgan)
July 6, 2018 Global Policy Journal
Jeff Colgan in Global Policy Journal, "At the moment, property values and stock prices generally seem unaffected by the prospect of climate change, which generates a comforting illusion that our current trajectory is sustainable. But the idea that that markets rapidly update prices with all available information – an idea for which Eugene Fama won a Nobel Prize in 2013 – relies on a strict set of assumptions. In a world of climate change, those assumptions bear re-examination."
Do High Oil Prices Mean More International Conflict? (research by Jeff Colgan cited)
May 30, 2018 The American Interest
Research by Professor Jeff Colgan is cited in an article about the correlation between high oil prices and international conflict. "He also notes that oil-producers are 50 percent more likely to engage in conflict than non-oil producers."
Climate Change and the Politics of Military Bases
February 22, 2018
Driven by the U.S. Army’s Project Iceworm initiative in Greenland, political scientist Jeff Colgan released a new study on the effects of climate change on military bases.
America's Secret Ice Base Won't Stay Frozen Forever (comments by Jeff Colgan)
February 22, 2018 Atlas Obscura
A U.S. project from the Cold War is turning into an environmental hazard, due to climate change, according to Professor Jeff Colgan in his new study.
A Top-Secret US Military Base Will Melt Out of the Greenland Ice Sheet (comments by Jeff Colgan)
February 20, 2018 Motherboard
Political scientist Jeff Colgan discusses his new study on the impacts of climate change on military bases. “It’s not a high priority. In fact it’s a barely known [issue] in Washington."
Efforts of climate change can complicate the politics of military bases, study finds (research by Jeff Colgan cited)
February 5, 2018 News from Brown
When Project Iceworm, an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. Army initiative in Greeland was shut down in 1967, military expected leftover materials would freeze. A new study by Jeff Colgan finds that now, the melting ice in the Arctic has remobilized some toxic waste and threatens to do the same at other sites.
Harvey caused a chemical plant explosion. Is that the next face of climate change? (written by Jeff Colgan)
September 6, 2017 The Washington Post
As Texans worry about the potential health effects from the flooded plant that led to a massive fire, political scientist Jeff Colgan wrote in his most recent op-ed that this type of incident is called a 'knock-on' effect of climate change and that political fights are likely to ensue over whose responsible for other 'knock-on' effects as the climate continues to warm.
The Trump Administration at 6 months (written by Jeff Colgan)
July 18, 2017 Duck of Minerva
Jeff Colgan in Duck of Minerva, "Even if Trump never becomes a dictator, he could do an awful lot of damage to US democracy, and potentially pave the way for an autocrat in the future."
Canada turns 150 today — and it’s enjoying a new global role (written by Jeff Colgan)
July 3, 2017 Washington Post
On the 150th anniversary of Canada's independence, Brown political scientist Jeff D. Colgan wrote about Canada's newfound popularity on the global stage and what it must do to maintain its position.
Jeff Colgan on The Liberal Order (interview)
June 9, 2017 The Next Chapter
Jeff Colgan speaks with radio host Roland Hunt about his Foreign Affairs article "The Liberal Order is Rigged."
What's next for American workers as trade, automation roil Manufacturing? (research by Jeff Colgan cited)
May 22, 2017 Xconomy
An article about the role of automation in U.S. manufacturing cites an op-ed co-authored by Jeff Colgan.
The Liberal Order Is Rigged (co-authored by Jeff Colgan)
April 19, 2017 Foreign Affairs
Political Science professor Jeff Colgan in Foreign Affairs, "Those of us who have not only analyzed globalization and the liberal order but also celebrated them share some responsibility for the rise of populism."
America in the shadow of Russia (comments by Jeff Colgan)
March 27, 2017 The Herald (Scotland)
Political science professor Jeff Colgan comments on the Russian interference that plagued the presidential election and continues to trouble the Trump administration.
Robots aren't killing the American Dream. Neither is trade. This is the problem. (co-authored by Jeff Colgan)
March 10, 2017 The Washington Post
Jeff Colgan in The Washington Post, "It does seem that automation has combined with international trade, particularly trade with China, to drive down employment and wages in industries that have traditionally competed with imports."
Teaching Democratic Erosion (written by Jeff Colgan and Rob Blair)
February 28, 2017 Duck of Minerva
Political Science professors Jeff Colgan and Rob Blair in Duck of Minerva, "Although we do not wish to professionally engage in partisan politics, as scholars we are alarmed by Trump’s willingness to transgress long-standing norms of democracy, tolerance and civility."
Saving Liberalism (written by Jeff Colgan)
January 17, 2017 Foreign Affairs
Jeff Colgan, Political Science Professor, in Foreign Affairs, "But when elites fail to give reasonable cues about who the 'other' is, people decide for themselves."
The chilling dissent in Trump's America (comments by Jeff Colgan)
December 14, 2016 Herald Scotland
Brown political scientist Jeff Colgan comments on the 'chilling effect' that has been spurred by Donald Trump's rhetoric about dialing back the First Amendment.
Trump's Secretary of State pick could give Putin some very unfortunate ideas (written by Jeff Colgan)
December 13, 2016 Monkey Cage Blog
Jeff Colgan in Monkey Cage Blog, "By all accounts, Tillerson is smart, hard-working, and has a lot of experience overseas with ExxonMobil. Still, he has zero experience in public office. So does Trump."