Natural Resources and Conflict in Afghanistan

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Natural Resources and Conflict in Afghanistan
An expert roundtable co-hosted by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and CSIS

**Sebastian Graefe , Program Director for Foreign and Security Policy, Heinrich B ö ll Foundation
**Dr. Robert D. Lamb , Director and Senior Fellow, Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, CSIS
**Renard Sexton , Visiting Scholar, Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, CSIS
**Michael Stanley, Sustainable Energy, Oil, Gas, & Mining Department (SEGOM)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
1:30-3:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room, CSIS
1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006

In Afghanistan, more than half of local conflicts are driven by competition for natural resources. At the same time, natural resources are a main source of state revenues. In the context of the withdrawal of ISAF/NATO forces and decreasing Western donor aid, establishing a pragmatic and sensible approach to managing natural resources proves will be vital. Renard Sexton, a Visiting Scholar with the Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation at CSIS, will discuss his research on seven cases of local conflicts throughout Afghanistan driven or exacerbated by issues surrounding natural resources. We hope you can join us for this expert roundtable.

To access the report written by Renard Sexton, please click this link: Natural Resources and Conflict in Afghanistan.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to csima@csis.org.