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Small-scale and informal mining: a big problem for Latin American states
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2012Latin America has experienced substantial growth and transformation in small-scale mining, meaning it is often no longer small or artisanal, instead it is characterised by high informality and an increasing potential to generate conflicts.DocumentConflict and Stabilisation in Mali and the Sahel region: GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report
Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2013This report covers factors including: Islamist terrorism; criminal networks and trafficking (of arms, drugs, cigarettes, and vehicles); and Tuareg rebellions against the Malian government. It also considers state weakness, including the weakness of state security structures in the north, and the role of neighbouring countries, ECOWAS, the AU and other international actors.DocumentReconstructing political order among the Somalis: the historical record in the south and centre
Wiley Online Library, 2013The reconstruction of Somalia was envisaged to be built upon a new social contract, which should be negotiated between the superordinate body and the local units of governance.DocumentReviewing the justice and security hub modality as piloted in Liberia
Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2012The government of Liberia and the UN are piloting a new approach financed by the UN Peace-building Fund (PBF) – the so-called ‘Justice and Security Hubs’. This paper outlines the process of developing and constructing that hub in Liberia, a devastated post-conflict country.Findings are as follows:DocumentCatalysts and networks for stability
Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2012After clearing extremist militias out of Basra in 2008, a strategic opportunity for building stability in this Iraqi province was available. The current paper captures that moment, highlighting the dramatically improved security but the still fragile situation (essential services were poor and the city needed revitalising).DocumentWhat if the FARC demobilizes?
Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, 2012In September 2012, the Colombian government officially announced ongoing peace talks with the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which remains the largest and strongest non-state armed group operating in the country.DocumentAssessing armed violence in Nepal
Nepal Armed Violence Reduction Working Group, 2012Awareness of armed violence in Nepal is limited.DocumentSecurity management in Northern Mali: Criminal networks and conflict resolution mechanisms
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2012State structures in Northern Mali are weak to non-existent, with a virtual absence of state administration in some areas, low presence of security services and checkpoints, inadequately equipped armed forces, and lack of logistics. As a consequence, three principle and intertwining security threats in the North of Mali have emerged:DocumentThe Global Impact of Unrest in the Middle East
2011Social and Political unrest across the Middle East and North Africa has amplified uncertainty in global markets and set a new obstacle for the continuing global recovery in the form of sharply higher oil prices. This paper offers the perspectives of “Wellington Management” analysts on the short- and long-term consequences of the recent turmoil and resulting market volatility.OrganisationCenter for American Progress (CAP)
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