Abstract
Since the end of the Cold War, the nature of conflict has changed. A disturbing trend that has emerged with that change is warlords/rebel movements, resources, and greed. Today most conflicts are not driven by "loud discourse of grievance" but by the "silent voice of greed." While it is evident that most warlords rely on the resources they capture, they also rely on external governments to finance their war effort. This policy-oriented paper adds to the ongoing policy and academic debate by focusing mainly on the sources of arms, financial resources, and logistics for rebel movements, particularly in Africa. The paper critically examines who arms, who pays, and who trains these rebel movements. The paper uses the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) as case studies.
Recommended Citation
Draman, Rasheed
(2001)
"Warlords, Resources and War in Africa: Who Arms, Who Pays and Who Trains?,"
Journal of African Policy Studies: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/joaps/vol7/iss1/4