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Are Congo’s mines the main target of the armed groups on its soil?
Spittaels, Steven; Hilgert, Filip - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 55-61
The authors have developed a qualitative geographic research tool for case studies of conflict areas. They believe it … decisions and to trace them back to what provoked them. They have applied it to the conflict situation in the DR Congo between … conflict. Its importance as a war motivation factor is compared to three other conflict drivers found in the literature on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941330
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Are Congo’s mines the main target of the armed groups on its soil?
Spittaels, Steven; Filip Hilgert. - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 55-61
The authors have developed a qualitative geographic research tool for case studies of conflict areas. They believe it … decisions and to trace them back to what provoked them. They have applied it to the conflict situation in the DR Congo between … conflict. Its importance as a war motivation factor is compared to three other conflict drivers found in the literature on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005565986
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Natural resources and military expenditure: The case of Algeria
Perlo-Freeman, Sam; Brauner, Jennifer - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 7 (2012) 1, pp. 15-21
. Natural resource extraction can generate conflict and create an imperative to protect resource infrastructure from internal or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941294
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Natural resources and military expenditure: The case of Algeria
Perlo-Freeman, Sam; Brauner, Jennifer - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 7 (2012) 1, pp. 15-21
. Natural resource extraction can generate conflict and create an imperative to protect resource infrastructure from internal or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395403
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Forced displacement in Colombia: Magnitude and causes
Ibáñez, Ana María - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 48-54
The article describes the magnitude, geographical extent, and causes of forced populationdisplacements in Colombia. Forced migration in Colombia is a war strategy adopted by armed groups to strengthen territorial strongholds, weaken civilian support to the enemy, seize valuable lands, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010565
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Forced displacement in Colombia: magnitude and causes.
Ibáñez, Ana María - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 48-54
The article describes the magnitude, geographical extent, and causes of forced populationdisplacements in Colombia. Forced migration in Colombia is a war strategy adopted by armed groups to strengthen territorial strongholds, weaken civilian support to the enemy, seize valuable lands, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005749227
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Lundin Petroleum AB’s experience in East Africa the role of the private sector in conflict-prone countries
Batruch, Christine - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 5 (2010) 2, pp. 5-9
faced with an armed conflict in Sudan, the risk of rebel activity in Ethiopia, and tribal clashes in Kenya. This meant the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941295
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Friedman’s First Law fails: Oil prices do not predict freedom
Townsend, Steve - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 1, pp. 78-83
Thomas Friedman’s First Law of Petropolitics has acquired wide circulation and acceptance without being subjected to proper scrutiny. His claim that, in oil-rich, less-developed countries, there is an inverse correlation between the price of oil and the level of freedom is false. Friedman...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941235
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The Sino-Japanese energy dispute in the East China Sea: Strategic policy, economic opportunities, and cooperation
Manicom, James - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 2, pp. 38-44
On 18 June 2008, Chinese and Japanese authorities announced that they had reached a new consensus in their maritime territorial dispute in the East China Sea. This article explores the sustainability of this agreement in light of past Sino-Japanese cooperation on energy issues, both generally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941246
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The Sino-Japanese energy dispute in the East China Sea: strategic policy, economic opportunities, and cooperation
Manicom, James - In: Economics of Peace and Security Journal 4 (2009) 2, pp. 38-44
On 18 June 2008, Chinese and Japanese authorities announced that they had reached a new consensus in their maritime territorial dispute in the East China Sea. This article explores the sustainability of this agreement in light of past Sino-Japanese cooperation on energy issues, both generally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008522412