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Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, terrorism, or a warlord's activity. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label an ...
1 gru 2000 · In the late 1990s, natural resources such as oil, diamonds, and timber came under increased scrutiny by conflict analysts and media outlets for their purported role in many contemporary wars. This article discusses some of the limitations of conventional arguments linking wars and resources.
Conflict diamonds originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate or internationally recognized governments. Conflicts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone were fuelled in part by the trade in rough diamonds.
3 paź 2024 · Blood diamond, as defined by the United Nations (UN), any diamond that is mined in areas controlled by forces opposed to the legitimate, internationally recognized government of a country and that is sold to fund military action against that government. The very specific UN definition of blood.
14 kwi 2008 · This section of the article explores these concepts with respect to the case of conflict diamonds, and examines how an expanded understanding of geographies of resource wars can contribute to studies of the role of diamonds in armed conflicts.
31 mar 2001 · Conflicts diamonds (English) Few natural resources have captured the attention of the international community as much as the conflict diamonds that have helped to sustain several African conflicts since the end of the Cold War. This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the role diamonds play in financing civil wars with a view ...
