Natural Resources
Reaching the World from Nigeria
Nigeria ranks fourth in the world on the 2014 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), and first in Africa. Acts of terrorism, along with militancy, crime, rights violations, extrajudicial killings, violent demonstrations, […]
Natural Resource Management as a Key to Peace in the Central African Republic
Beginning in late 2012, a rehabilitated coalition of ex-rebel militia fighters, known as Séléka, reignited conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) over what it believed was the central government’s […]
Conflict Minerals, Ethical Supply Chains, and Peace
Diamonds and gold have an intensely emotional as well as monetary and industrial value. They symbolize love, romance, friendship, and far, far more. Human rights and environmental campaigners were onto […]
Taking the Conflict Out of Conflict Minerals
In 2007, the electronics industry became the target of activist groups who argued that downstream companies to artisanal mining were contributing to violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). […]
The Trust Deficit and Stable Governance
Most people do not trust their governments. Surveys suggest that worldwide, across the general public and among decision makers, the figure is now below 45 percent. This growing deficit looks […]
Water, Water, Disappearing Everywhere
Fifty years ago, Lake Chad in Africa had a surface area of 25,000 square kilometers. Today, it has less than 2,000. The surface area of the Aral Sea in Central […]
UPDATE: “Conflicts of the Future” Live Sept. 17!
The Building Peace team is excited to announce the upcoming release of our fourth installment of Building Peace: A Forum for Peace and Security in the 21st Century. The September 2014 […]
Environmental Peacebuilding: Constructing a More Durable Peace
Natural resources are one of a country’s most critical assets for peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery. Land, forests, minerals, oil, water, and other resources are the foundations for rebuilding livelihoods and […]
