John O'Loughlin

As a cyclist, O’Loughlin was more than competent. As a geographer, he strove to better understand parts of America he had never truly seen.

“I really didn't know the South,” he says. “I thought a bicycle is a great way to see a place, much better than traveling by car.”

Vladimir Putin has a theory of victory in Ukraine.

It’s not the Russian president’s first theory – that was a quick, dayslong campaign – nor his second or third, which involved different land offensives in the east that quickly petered out. Instead, Putin’s latest hypothesis is that the relentless bombing of Ukrainian cities will impose so much hardship on civilians that they will concede to Russia’s war aims.

U.S. President Donald Trump lauded the “very good relationship” he has developed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8, 2026...

Geography Professor John O'Loughlin embarked on his second 'Mad Journey' on June 20th, 2026. This time he is biking from New Orleans to the Canada border. You can follow in his journey and commentary on his blog, Johno's 'mad

Kenya: Sample counties and livelihood zones. John O’Loughlin, College Professor of Distinction in Geography and Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS), received a National Science Foundation grant in

A U.S.-Ukraine accord on a ceasefire proposal has put the notion of a negotiated end to the three-year war on the agenda, and in the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Professors John O’Loughlin (Professor of Geography and Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science), Terry McCabe (Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science and Emeritus Professor of Anthropology) and Andrew Linke (Associate Professor of Geography at

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An international team of researchers has released an exhaustive look at support for Russia’s autocratic President Vladimir Putin across several neighboring countries. The study, published Nov. 30 in the journal Political Geography,

  A camel train passing along the main street in Isiolo town in July 2022 on the way to non-traditional grazing.In July 2022, John O’Loughlin (Professor) and Sarah Posner (graduate student) with Terry McCabe (Institute of