Timothy Carter

Biography

• Tim earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Rochester. He joined the Department in August 2016 where he teaches courses on international relations, environmental security, and US foreign policy. Prior to Drew University, Tim taught at Villanova University and Wayne State University.

Research Interests

• Tim’s research focuses on explaining the violence in contemporary insurgent wars. His research is driven by questions concerning the intersection of violence and physical geography, notably weather and climate. His past research examined how variability in inclement weather affects the distribution of conflict violence in civil wars, and his current research projects examine how climate change affects the dynamics of counterinsurgent military operations.

Selected Publications

• “Weather, Terrain and Warfare: Coalition Fatalities in Afghanistan,” Conflict Management and Peace Science 30:3 (2013): 220-239.

• “The Timing of Conflict Violence: Hydraulic Behavior in the Ugandan Civil War,” Conflict Management and Peace Science 32:4 (2015): 370-394.