Elizabeth Chalecki, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Political Science
- 402.554.3613
- ASH 275B
Additional Information
Curriculum Vitae
LinkedIn: Dr Chalecki
Background
Elizabeth L. Chalecki is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Nebraska Omaha, a Research Fellow in the Environmental Change & Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and a Research Chair with Fulbright Canada. She also serves as a climate security subject matter expert for NATO, and an official Mad Scientist for the U.S. Army.
She was a Visiting Mellon Scholar for Environmental Studies at Goucher College, and has taught at Boston College, Cal State Hayward and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and worked for the Pacific Institute, Environmental Canada, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Brookings Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, and an M.Sc. in Environmental Geography from the University of Toronto. In 2023, she won the Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award from the UNO College of Arts & Sciences.
In Spring 2026, Dr. Chalecki will be on sabbatical as a Technology Governance Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
Courses Taught
SUST 1000 Introduction to SustainabilityPSCI 2210 Introduction to International Relations
PSCI 3220/8225 International Organizations
PSCI 3250 Global Security Issues
PSCI 3260 U.S. Foreign Policy
PSCI 4270/8276 Global Environmental Policies
PSCI 8250 Graduate Seminar in International Relations
Research
Her expertise lies in the areas of climate change and security, international environmental policy, and the intersection of science/technology and IR. Dr. Chalecki has written groundbreaking works on ecological realism, climate geoengineering technology and security, climate, and just war theory, and environmental terrorism.
Recent Publications
Chalecki, Elizabeth. 2025. “Pax Arctica” submitted to the U.S. Army TRADOC Mad Scientist “Great Power Competition & Conflict” Writing Contest.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. and Lisa L. Ferrari. (forthcoming). “Governing India’s Geoengineering Attempts: An ISD International Negotiation Simulation” Case Study 372. Washington: Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University.
Chalecki, Elizabeth. 2025. “Solar Geoengineering, Sovereignty, and the Case for Ecological Realism” SRM360 Perspective.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2023. “Environmental Terrorism Twenty Years On” Global Environmental Politics Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 1-9.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2022. “Could Canada lead the formation of a new global geoengineering regime?” Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Vol. 28. No. 3.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2022. “Get Ready to See More Climate Terrorism” The Hill, April 23, 2022.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2022. “Do-Gooders” finalist for The Worldwide Teach-in on Climate and Justice “Talking About Climate” (juried competition).
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2021. “Should We Govern Geoengineering Like Nuclear Weapons or the Internet?” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 112-118.
Ferrari, Lisa L., and Elizabeth L. Chalecki. “A Moral Framework for Commons-Based Geoengineering” in Climate Geoengineering: Science, Law and Governance, (W. Burns, D. Dana, and S. Nicholson, eds.) Springer 2021.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2019. “Escape Only by Thinking: Re-inventing the Fred Friendly Seminar for ISA” Journal of Political Science Education, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 472-481.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L., and Lisa L. Ferrari. 2018. “A New Security Framework for Geoengineering” Strategic Studies Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 82-106.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2017. “Tears of Durga,” U.S. Army TRADOC Mad Scientist “Visioning the Future of Warfare 2030-2050” Science Fiction Writing Contest, Small Wars Journal.
This professor is available for consultation regarding Sustainability topics.
Additional Information
Curriculum Vitae
LinkedIn: Dr Chalecki
Background
Elizabeth L. Chalecki is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Nebraska Omaha, a Research Fellow in the Environmental Change & Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and a Research Chair with Fulbright Canada. She also serves as a climate security subject matter expert for NATO, and an official Mad Scientist for the U.S. Army.
She was a Visiting Mellon Scholar for Environmental Studies at Goucher College, and has taught at Boston College, Cal State Hayward and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and worked for the Pacific Institute, Environmental Canada, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Brookings Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University, and an M.Sc. in Environmental Geography from the University of Toronto. In 2023, she won the Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award from the UNO College of Arts & Sciences.
In Spring 2026, Dr. Chalecki will be on sabbatical as a Technology Governance Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
Courses Taught
SUST 1000 Introduction to SustainabilityPSCI 2210 Introduction to International Relations
PSCI 3220/8225 International Organizations
PSCI 3250 Global Security Issues
PSCI 3260 U.S. Foreign Policy
PSCI 4270/8276 Global Environmental Policies
PSCI 8250 Graduate Seminar in International Relations
Research
Her expertise lies in the areas of climate change and security, international environmental policy, and the intersection of science/technology and IR. Dr. Chalecki has written groundbreaking works on ecological realism, climate geoengineering technology and security, climate, and just war theory, and environmental terrorism.
Recent Publications
Chalecki, Elizabeth. 2025. “Pax Arctica” submitted to the U.S. Army TRADOC Mad Scientist “Great Power Competition & Conflict” Writing Contest.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. and Lisa L. Ferrari. (forthcoming). “Governing India’s Geoengineering Attempts: An ISD International Negotiation Simulation” Case Study 372. Washington: Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University.
Chalecki, Elizabeth. 2025. “Solar Geoengineering, Sovereignty, and the Case for Ecological Realism” SRM360 Perspective.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2023. “Environmental Terrorism Twenty Years On” Global Environmental Politics Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 1-9.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2022. “Could Canada lead the formation of a new global geoengineering regime?” Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Vol. 28. No. 3.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2022. “Get Ready to See More Climate Terrorism” The Hill, April 23, 2022.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2022. “Do-Gooders” finalist for The Worldwide Teach-in on Climate and Justice “Talking About Climate” (juried competition).
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2021. “Should We Govern Geoengineering Like Nuclear Weapons or the Internet?” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 112-118.
Ferrari, Lisa L., and Elizabeth L. Chalecki. “A Moral Framework for Commons-Based Geoengineering” in Climate Geoengineering: Science, Law and Governance, (W. Burns, D. Dana, and S. Nicholson, eds.) Springer 2021.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2019. “Escape Only by Thinking: Re-inventing the Fred Friendly Seminar for ISA” Journal of Political Science Education, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 472-481.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L., and Lisa L. Ferrari. 2018. “A New Security Framework for Geoengineering” Strategic Studies Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 82-106.
Chalecki, Elizabeth L. 2017. “Tears of Durga,” U.S. Army TRADOC Mad Scientist “Visioning the Future of Warfare 2030-2050” Science Fiction Writing Contest, Small Wars Journal.