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INTERSTATE CONFLICTS OVER NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS FROM THE WATER-RICH AREAS IN THE ASIAN REGION

Karel Malinovský

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Politické vedy, Volume 17, Number 4/2014, pages 8-30

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MALINOVSKY, K. 2014. Interstate Conflicts over Natural Resources and Raw Materials from the Water-Rich Areas in the Asian Region. In Politické vedy. [online]. Roč. 17, č. 4, 2014. ISSN 1335 – 2741, s. 157-179. Dostupné na internete: <http://www.politickevedy.fpvmv.umb.sk/userfiles/file/4_2014/MALINOVSKY.pdf>.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to quantitatively analyse interstate conflicts over resources from the water-rich areas in the Asian region. We do not concentrate solely on conflicts over water, because the cause of such conflicts could cover for example a clash over fish resources or offshore fossil fuels. Several studies analysed quantitatively interstate and intrastate conflicts in general. Researchers thoroughly analysed conflicts about natural resources and water wars, too. Nevertheless, to our knowledge, no quantitative study tried to explore
interstate conflicts about resources from water-rich areas so far. We will attempt to fill in this gap. The influence of the rate of natural increase, GDP per capita, arms imports and exports, arms costs and oil exports to conflicts concerning resources from water-rich areas are investigated. The examined period covers years 1945-2013. We conclude that the more arms trade the more conflicts over resources from water-rich areas in Asian region there are.

Key words: natural resources, raw materials, water, conflicts, arms trade