Oil Wars -- Contents -- Figures, Boxes, Tables and Maps -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Nigeria: political violence, governance and corporate responsibility in a petro-state -- 2 Drilling in deep water: oil, business and war in Angola -- 3 Greed and grievance in Chechnya -- 4...

This paper addresses the character of armed conflict today. In recent years there have been few inter-state wars, though direct and indirect external intervention in internal strife continues. During 1993, there were 52 wars involving 42 war-torn countries. In a further 37 violent countries,...