Background

Thomas Homer-Dixon holds the CIGI Chair of Global Systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and is a Professor in the Centre for Environment and Business in the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo. Prior to this, Dr. Homer-Dixon led several research projects at the University of Toronto, studying the links between environomental stress and violence in developing countries. Recently, his research has focused on threats to global security in the 21st century and on how societies adapt to complex economic, ecological, and technological change.