Natalie Caloca

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Natalie Caloca

Research Associate, Center for Preventive Action

Natalie Caloca is a research associate for the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, she was a teaching assistant at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership in London, United Kingdom and completed internships at the Better Evidence Project at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution and the Center for Democracy in the Americas. She graduated with a B.A. in international affairs, with concentrations in conflict resolution and international politics, from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.

Climate Change

Climate, Conflict, and COP28: The Burden on Unstable Regions

In Dubai, leaders should focus their attention on policy solutions for vulnerable regions where climate change is amplifying the consequences of armed conflict and compounding failures of governance.

Article by Natalie Caloca December 1, 2023

Olympics

The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games

The costs of hosting the Olympics have skyrocketed, while the economic benefits are far from clear. The 2024 Paris Olympics could be a test of whether reforms to the process have made hosting a better deal.

Backgrounder by James McBride, Noah Berman and Melissa Manno July 8, 2024

Lebanon

What Is Hezbollah?

Military experience gained from fighting in Syria’s civil war and decades of clashes with Israel have strengthened the Iran-backed group, but politically, its clout among Lebanon’s populace may be waning.

Backgrounder by Kali Robinson July 2, 2024

Energy and Environment

Global Energy Tracker

As the effects of climate change mount, high-carbon energy sources continue to provide most of the world’s power. On average, 84 percent of tracker countries’ energy comes from high-carbon sources such as oil, whereas 16 percent comes from solar and other renewables. Low-carbon sources, however, are on the rise, particularly in developed countries.

Tracker by Benn Steil July 1, 2024 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

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