Key Message
Trade and aid are two of the principal ways the developed world interacts with the developing world.
The direction and priorities of trade and aid policies, largely decided in the North, have profound impacts on the societies, economies and stability of countries in the South.
Trade, Aid and Security (TAS)
An Agenda for Peace and Development
What's New in Trade, Aid and Security?
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Trade, Aid and Security: An agenda for peace and development
This book, written by leading authorities from across the globe, introduces the linkages among trade, aid and security, and exposes how inappropriate or misused trade and aid policies can and do undermine security and contribute to violence and the disintegration of nation states. On a practical level, they demonstrate how six key areas of trade and aid policy can be used to help forge stability and security, reduce the likelihood of armed conflict, and assist economic and political recovery in our war-torn world. Pre-order the book from Earthscan | James & James and download a draft excerpt from our site. Edited by Oli Brown, Mark Halle, Sonia Peña Moreno and Sebastian Winkler, with a foreword by Lloyd Axworthy. Published in cooperation with IUCN - The World Conservation Union and Earthscan | James & James.
The Trade, Aid and Security (TAS) initiative is a research program jointly co-ordinated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) with funding from the governments of Norway and Italy.
Since 2000, the initiative has focused on the way in which the exploitation of natural resources for international commerce can contribute to violent conflict at the sub-state and international level, and on the role of development assistance and trade liberalization—in tandem or in isolation—in fuelling or alleviating this downward spiral.
On the basis of this understanding, our current research focuses on identifying practical policy solutions for domestic and international policy-makers.
Content
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TAS Introduction
An introduction to the joint IISD-IUCN initiative. -
TAS Research
Our work: case studies and thematic papers on the links among trade, aid and security. -
TAS Advisory Committee
The group of international experts in trade issues, aid policy and security who help to advise and guide our research program, chaired by Dr. Lloyd Axworthy. -
TAS Outreach
Presenting our research and recommendations to decision-makers.
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Key Publication
Trade, Aid and Security: An agenda for peace and development
» Oli Brown, Mark Halle, Sonia Peña Moreno, Sebastian Winkler, Earthscan, 2006.Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur. All resonate loudly on the international stage, exposing and illustrating the intractable links among global security, war and conflict, the control over natural resources—be they oil, water, timber or "conflict diamonds"—and the deployment of aid money and the manipulation of international trade policies. This volume, written by leading authorities from across the globe, introduces the linkages among trade, aid and security, and exposes how inappropriate or misused trade and aid policies can and do undermine security and contribute to violence and the disintegration of nation states. On a practical level, they demonstrate how six key areas of trade and aid policy can be used to help forge stability and security, reduce the likelihood of armed conflict and assist economic and political recovery in our war-torn world. Foreword by Lloyd Axworthy. More...
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