Oil Revenues Security And Stability In West Africa
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Author | : Vandy Kanyako |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2020-05-20 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 3030379868 |
Download Oil Revenues, Security and Stability in West Africa Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book offers a new look at the oil industry in West Africa, proposing to examine the entire region that has been viewed through the lens of Nigeria, Ghana and Gabon. The author argues that, in order to address peace and stability in the region, it is important to understand the transformative powers of petroleum revenue. The project also includes the author’s analysis of the problem on multiple levels: international oil companies, states, and local communities. Also, it takes a deeper look at the effects and importance of local communities in the above countries and discusses adequately the strategic challenges that petro-capitalism poses for West Africa’s regional stability and human security.
Author | : James J.F. Forest |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2006-03-07 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0739158376 |
Download Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf examines the national security implications of U.S. energy security policies in the Middle East, and the emerging U.S. involvement in oil exploration and extraction in West Africa. Similar political, social, and economic challenges_poverty, corruption, lack of infrastructure, and weak governments_are seen in the oil-producing states of both the Middle East and Africa. Drawing comparisons between these two regions allows Forest and Sousa to formulate policy recommendations for how to handle foreign policy toward Africa in the future based on lessons learned from past interaction with the Middle East. Oil and Terrorism in the New Gulf promises to inform a lively debate over the future of U.S. foreign policies toward Africa and is a valuable resource for policymakers and the academic community that should be approached in a coherent, integrated fashion to ensure the success of the United State's energy and national security agendas.
Author | : Graeme P. Herd |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2022-01-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0429537549 |
Download Understanding Russian Strategic Behavior Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book examines the extent to which Russia’s strategic behavior is the product of its imperial strategic culture and Putin’s own operational code. The work argues that, by conflating personalistic regime survival with national security, Putin ensures that contemporary Russian national interest, as expressed through strategic behavior, is the synthesis of a peculiar troika: a long-standing imperial strategic culture, rooted in a partially imagined past; the operational code of a counter-intelligence president and decision-making elite; and the realities of Russia as a hybrid state. The book first examines the role of structure and agency in shaping contemporary Russian strategic behavior. It then provides a conceptual understanding of strategic culture, and applies this to Tsarist and Soviet historical developments. The book’s analysis of the operational code, however, demonstrates that Putinism is more than the sum of the past. At the end, the book assesses Putin’s statecraft and stress-tests our assumptions about the exercise of contemporary power in Russia and the structure of Putin’s agency. This book will be of interest to students of Russian politics and foreign policy, strategic studies and international relations.
Author | : The African Development Bank |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2009-08-27 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0199565783 |
Download Oil and Gas in Africa Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The book, a joint work of the African Development Bank and the African Union, presents a comprehensive analysis of the oil and gas resources in Africa. It uniquely highlights, through country examples, and with an African focus but a global perspective, the specific challenges and constraints facing the continent as a whole in the exploitation and utilization of its oil and gas resources. It partly draws on a model that simulates the impact of high oil prices on African economies, amodel that was developed by the Research Department of the Bank in a separate study. The roles of AfDB and AU are analyzed, considering their differing, but complementary, mandates geared towards the development of the continent. Finally, the book includes recommendations on the future directionsand actions for maximizing benefits of Africa's oil and gas resources.
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Publisher | : UN |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Download Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Human trafficking and smuggling of migrants: Four of the 12 illicit flows reviewed in this report involve human beings. The first two concern movement between the countries of the region, one for general labour and one for sexual exploitation. The third concerns the smuggling of migrants from the region to the rich countries of the West, and the last focuses on migrants smuggled through the region from the poor and conflicted countries of South and Southwest Asia. Drug trafficking: The production and use of opiates has a long history in the region, but the main opiate problem in the 21st century involves the more refined form of the drug: heroin. In addition, methamphetamine has been a threat in parts of East Asia for decades (in the form of yaba tablets), but crystal methamphetamine has recently grown greatly in popularity. Virtually every country in the region has some crystal methamphetamine users, and some populations consume at very high levels.Resources: Resource-related crimes include those related to both extractive industries, such as the illegal harvesting of wildlife and timber, and other crimes that have a negative impact on the environment, such as the dumping of e-waste and the trade in ozone-depleting substances. In all cases, the threat goes beyond borders, jeopardizing the global environmental heritage. These are therefore crimes of inherent international significance, though they are frequently dealt with lightly under local legislation.Counterfeit goods: The trade in counterfeit goods is often perceived as a "soft" form of crime, but can have dangerous consequences for public health and safety. Fraudulent medicines in particular pose a threat to public health, and their use can foster the growth of treatment resistant pathogens.
Author | : Grant T. Harris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2017-04-14 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : 9781619774230 |
Download Why Africa Matters to US National Security Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"The African nations have rarely been perceived as essential partners in the pursuit of US national security and economic interests, but a re-assessment of Africa's strategic importance is past due. Transnational threats emanating from the continent continue to evolve, and trade and investment relationships have deepened. A better and broader understanding of the threats and opportunities posed by the countries of Africa is urgently needed, both to strengthen United States-Africa bilateral relations and to create a coherent regional policy"--Publisher's description.
Author | : Mr.Hamid R Davoodi |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2003-09-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781589062290 |
Download Challenges of Growth and Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is an economically diverse region. Despite undertaking economic reforms in many countries, and having considerable success in avoiding crises and achieving macroeconomic stability, the region’s economic performance in the past 30 years has been below potential. This paper takes stock of the region’s relatively weak performance, explores the reasons for this out come, and proposes an agenda for urgent reforms.
Author | : Christina Katsouris |
Publisher | : Chatham House (Formerly Riia) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-07-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781862032958 |
Download Nigeria's Criminal Crude Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Nigerian crude oil is being stolen on an industrial scale. Some proceeds are laundered through world financial centers, polluting markets and financial institutions overseas. This report explores what the international community could do about it.
Author | : Marta Martinelli |
Publisher | : Edizioni Nuova Cultura |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2015-11-20 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 8868125951 |
Download Promoting Stability and Development in Africa Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Africa is experiencing one of the greatest transformations of its history. Today’s Sub-Saharan Africa is still marked by enduring instability, mass migrations and crises, but at the same time it is also characterised by positive developments including economic growth and regional integration. This publication sheds light on these changes from three perspectives: economic policies and sustainable development; good governance and democracy; peace and security. Research in relevant regions in Sub-Saharan Africa and key countries (Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa) has been conducted by African and European experts with the aim of assessing the role of the private sector and determining the partner-ship opportunities that could potentially be developed with the public sector. A series of policy recommendations are offered to the European Union on how to tackle these opportunities in cooperation with old and new actors.
Author | : Claire Metelits |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2016-10-12 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1442239565 |
Download Security in Africa Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Security in Africa: A Critical Approach to Western Indicators of Threat questions the dominant Western narrative of security threats in Africa. Based on an analysis traditional security studies and Western security policy, it argues that commonly used indicators are based on mainstream security studies and provide only circumscribed analyses of threats to international security. By assessing the origins of this traditional approach to security and problematizing failed states, political instability, Muslim populations, and poverty among others, it makes the case for a critical approach to framing security challenges in Africa.