The “resource curse” is a popular theory in the literature of civil conflict that attributes the onset of civil conflict to the presence and abundance of natural resources. In recent years, a growing number of quantitative empirical studies have attempted to investigate the link between natural resources and conflict, but researchers are still unable to make a definitive call on whether natural resources necessarily cause conflict in broad terms. In this paper, I will attempt to show that the theory
and countries around it, we will be able to make the decisions necessary to benefit our nation. Questions arise on the stability of the country without the United States’ influential presence. With increasing distances between the two nations, border and drug tensions with Afghanistan’s neighbors, and natural resources on the line, the complete withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan has dire results. Increasing distances and Afghanistan as a buffer state-Analysis First, with the withdrawal of United
For instrumentalists, resource, especial the scarce resource, always being an important factor of ethnic conflicts. Lake and Rothchild stand on the strand of rational choice, they assume that scarce resources related to the collective fear of the future, and politics are means for groups to control the access to scarce resources. For instrumentalists, ethnic identity is not valuable in and of itself, it is basically a mask for a core of “real” interests (Varshney 2009, 288). The case of conflicts
the amount of parental resources assigned to male versus female offspring in a sexually reproducing species {Charnov:1982wg, Brunet:1992fg,West:2010ws} and the extent of this allocation in the organism 's fitness. In angiosperms, the flowers are the reproductive organs, but opposite to most animals, the presence of male and female organs varies among species resulting in a large diversity of breeding systems. Those breeding systems are defined on the basis of the presence and fertility of male or
John Muir, Aldo Leopold, EF Schumacher, and Former Vice President Al Gore all shared in their common passion for the environment. While Muir took the more dramatic approach of immersing himself in nature, Leopold and Schumacher looked at the philosophical angle, and Gore discussed the political consequences, all agreed that the environment not only deserved but needed a voice. Despite having different focuses and writing in different times, each thinker advocated on behalf of the environment. Each
word, tourism is one of the main economic activity for countries with less natural resources such as timber, oil, and mineral. Britton (1982) indicates that these countries lack structural economic due to poverty. Today, countries with more money, from the third world, seek to diversify their economy that has been based on natural resources exploitation. This diversification is based on ecotourism due to scenic and unique natural biodiversity. This could be part of “tourism gaze” that Urry (1990) presents
fire of competition that had formed. In the 1870s the United States entered the world markets as well as other foreign powers and started to threaten Great Britain, this ultimately pushed Great Britain to start moving faster in terms of an increased presence and the need for raw materials supplied by the Dark Continent. In Great Britain’s case they started to grab up more of Africa than before due to this competition. With Great Britain’s “free trade” other rising power such as France and Germany realized
Mankins and the Planet Mankins and the Planet The most valuable thing to Mankins and the planet is to ensure full utilization of resources within the vicinity of humanity. This involves use of technology to utilize the scarce resources in order to meet the needs of the society members. According to Mankins, the planet is a better place whenever cheap and cost effective technology is in the application to meet the needs of the individuals within the society. Based on the recent and ancient technology
and every country is fighting for a piece. In a real life example of capture the flag, a plethora of resources in numbers never seen before wait on the top of the hill, while militaries from around the globe race to the base to be the next world power. In an attempt to retain control over the area, the eight member nations of the Arctic Council are trying to find a fair way to distribute resources. But this dispute over territories is pitting friend against foe and against friend. Already, the United
Water contamination is presence of unwanted contaminant in the water. Water contamination can lead to pollution which is the adverse effect of excess of water contamination. As a result of water contamination, there can be health impacts, social and environmental impacts. Water contamination issues can be divided in to two categories based on the nature of contamination. They are ground water contamination and surface water contamination. Water contamination can be occurred as a result of unplanned