Natural Resource Conflict

NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICT

Before we proceed to our discussion about the context of the Natural Resource Conflict , it is imperative to take first into account the definition of two terms which are always a part whenever troubles and chaos may arise . These two terms are Conflict and Security . According to (Kernerman Multi Lingual dictionary , security means the state of being , or making safe , secure , free from danger etc while conflict is being defined as something to come into collision or disagreement be contradictory , at variance or in opposition clash : a fight , battle

struggle , esp . a prolonged struggle strife ( dictionary .com unabridged This two are sure to go hand in hand whenever trouble or in a larger scale WAR arises

How and in what ways are conflicts over natural resources more issues of development and political economy , rather than security , traditionally conceived

Natural Resource Conflict is one of the most puzzling problems that the world nowadays is confronting . Some are resolved through diplomatic manner while others are still being contested until now in the form of a hostile confrontation which hapless victims are usually the innocent civilians and children as well . Natural resource conflicts are commonly seen in the continent of Africa where according to a certain report in 1998 that 9 out of thirteen battle related conflict on Natural Resources had occurred (Scott Peg autumn 2003 . The best answer to this question is that they are conceived as something that has got to do with weak states , to the increased erosion of boundaries and to open or clandestine intervention from neighboring countries . There are a lot of examples to be considered in regard to this situation . One was the case of Sierra Leone , when that country was turned upside down by the atrocities of the group who called themselves the Revolutionary United Front . This group whose savagery and barbarism was confirmed by the presence of thousands upon thousands of people including children whose limbs and arms were cut off from their bodies . R .U .F . during it heydays period were using the vast amount of diamond deposits in Sierra Leone in for them to purchase arms and ammunitions , that are necessary in their fight against the Country 's Government . What is interesting about this was the inability of the government of Sierra Leone in arresting the major personalities of the group . In fact , what is quite ironic is that after the peace agreement . The government even let the R .U .F . to participate in the ensuing election . Instead of making them pay by sending them all to jail , for all the miseries and pain they have inflected towards the populace . If the government of Sierra Leone is committed and strong enough there is no reason why they can 't do it What happened is a mere reflection of the weakness of the government

II- Internal and External Factors about the Natural Resource Conflict

Talking about factors concerning the existence of Natural Resource Conflict , well , there are a lot to...