Have we seen enough of climate change to call it a “catalyst for conflict?” A panel of retired U.S. military leaders think so in a new report from CNA launched at the Wilson Center last month.

The environment and conflict nexus was further explored by guest contributor Florian Krampe, who explains how small-scale hydropower projects in Nepal may be undercutting the peace process, and former Wilson Center Scholar Jill Shankleman, who outlines South Sudan’s dim prospects for additional oil development.

Meanwhile, Laurie Mazur’s report on trends in U.S. population funding also joined the top 10 alongside Elizabeth Leahy Madsen’s feature on the relationship between democracy and age structure and two new stories from the China Environment Forum.

1. Nepal’s Micro-Hydropower Projects Have Surprising Effect on Peace Process, Florian Krampe

2. New Report From Military Leaders Calls Climate Change “Catalyst for Conflict”, Schuyler Null

3. Challenging Patriarchy: The Changing Definition of Women’s Empowerment, Donald Borenstein

4. Among Climate Threats, Military Leaders See Population Growth, Natural Resources as Key Factors, Kathleen Mogelgaard

5. Oil in South Sudan: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity, Jill Shankleman

6. Surf and Turf: The Environmental Impacts of China’s Growing Appetite for Pork and Seafood, Susan Chan Shifflett

7. What Can Demography Tell Us About the Advent of Democracy? Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

8. Infographic: Waste, Poor Planning Blunt China’s Wind Energy Ambitions, Siqi Han

9. The Future of Population Funding in the U.S.: Mixed Prospects for Foundation Support, Laurie Mazur

10. Why Has the Demographic Transition Stalled in Sub-Saharan Africa? Elizabeth Leahy Madsen