New series of academic articles on Western Sahara resources

The journal Global Change, Peace & Security last week published a series of articles on natural resources in Western Sahara.

Published 12 September 2015

The series of articles are published in an issue with a special focus on Western Sahara. 

The articles are written by the contributors of a conference on Western Sahara natural resources held in Melbourne 19-20 March 2015, co-hosted by Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights at Deakin University and Australia Western Sahara Association.

The publication contains articles such as: 

 

  • The status of Western Sahara as occupied territory under international humanitarian law and the exploitation of natural resources by Ben Saul.

     
  • Western Sahara, resources, and international accountability, by Stephen Zunes.

     
  • The role of resources in the resolution of the Western Sahara issue, by Damien Kingsbury.

     
  • The taking of the Sahara: the role of natural resources in the continuing occupation of Western Sahara, by Jeffrey J. Smith.

     
  • Independence by fiat: a way out of the impasse – the self-determination of Western Sahara, with lessons from Timor-Leste, by Pedro Pinto Leite.

     
  • The role of natural resources in the building of an independent Western Sahara, by Fadel Kamal.

     
  • Saharawi conflict phosphates and the Australian dinner table, by Erik Hagen.
     

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