Trade, Aid and Security

Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur. All resonate loudly on the international stage, exposing and illustrating the intractable links between global security, war and conflict, the control over natural resources, be it oil, water, timber, or conflict diamonds and the deployment of aid money and the manipulation of international trade policies. This volume, written by leading authorities from across the globe, introduces the linkages between trade, aid and security and exposes how inappropriate or misused trade and aid policy can and do undermine security and contribute to violence and the disintegration of nation states. On a practical level they demonstrate how six key areas of trade and aid policy can be used to help forge stability and security, reduce the likelihood of armed conflict and assist economic and political recovery in our war-torn world. This is essential reading for those dealing with international trade, natural resources, conflict, international relations, trade and aid policy, conflict studies, nation building and development studies. CONTRIBUTORS Duncan Brack, Royal Institute of International Affairs; Mark Curtis, former Director of the World Development Movement; Ian Smilie, Partnership Africa-Canada, Tufts University; Oli Brown, IISD; Gavin Hayman, Head of Research, Global Witness; Karen Ballentine, FAFO, International Peace Academy; Richard Auty, University of Lancaster; Philippe Le Billon, The Liu Centre, University of British Columbia; Mark Halle, IISD. Published with IISD and IUCN