Business and Armed Non-State Actors in Conflict Zones
Companies have an abiding interest in establishing peace and stability as the foundations for investment, reducing risk and, ultimately, the returns that they can offer to shareholders.Tags: Business...
View ArticleMinerals and Mafias in Afghanistan
When the New York Times reported last year that the U.S.Tags: Afghanistan, Business and Conflict, Extractive Industries
View ArticleDeveloping a Value Chain Approach for Peacebuilding in Resource-Rich Fragile...
Friction between extractive industry firms and local communities over actual or assumed grievances is a major conflict trigger in resource-rich fragile states. Examples would include displaceTags:...
View ArticleInvest, Don’t Donate: The Power of Early Stage Investment for Start-ups
*This is a joint post with Audrey Selian and Ken HynesTags: Business and Conflict, Entrepreneurship, Private Sector
View ArticleExtending Pragmatic Engagement to the Private Sector in Burma/Myanmar
In announcing U.S.Tags: Burma, Business and Conflict, Myanmar, Private Sector
View ArticleCreating Inclusive Youth Employment in Fragile States
The importance of youth employment programs in fragile states is gaining increased awareness.Tags: Business and Conflict, Entrepreneurship, Youth Unemployment
View ArticleCompany-Community Conflicts: Challenges & Opportunities for Mediators in the...
Experienced African facilitators, mediators, and leaders of conflict prevention organizations came together in a Tags: Business and Conflict, Conflict Mediation, Extractive Industries, Private Sector
View ArticleDoing More to Prevent Social Conflict
Large-scale investments in infrastructure, agribusiness, extractives, forestry and other development projects frequently occur in places where neither the government nor the communities are...
View ArticleConflict and Firm Dynamics: Some Issues and Some Wishes
*This blog is a part of a collaborative series in partnership with Economists for Peace & SecuTags: Business and Conflict, Engaged Economists Writing About Conflict, Private Sector
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