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Oil, gas and minerals

Oil, gas, and minerals are critical to the global economy. Large-scale investments in these natural resources impact both economies, politics, and society in developing countries, and this process often handicaps development by deepening political divides and fueling armed conflict.

Research and activites

  • Journal Article
    2010

    Crude Days Ahead for Sudan?

    Luke Patey's new article on oil and Sudan in African Affairs
  • Journal Article
    2010

    Oil and Politics in Sudan

    Luke Patey in the-african.org
  • Chapter
    2009

    Avoiding renewed civil war in Sudan

    New chapter from Luke Patey on Post-2011 scenarios in Sudan
  • Why Russia seeks to expand its influence in Africa – and what it means for the West report illustration
    Photo/illustration by Cecilie Castor
    Livestreaming

    Russia's quest for influence in Africa after the 2022 Ukraine invasion

    DIIS Auditorium
    Why and how is Russia expanding its influence in Africa after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine? And (in what way) has Russia been able to transform its influence into impact on African states' voting behaviour in the UN General Assembly. Those are some of the questions we will address at this seminar.
  • DIIS Comment
    2012

    Denmark and Nuclear Security

    Denmark will participate at the Nuclear Security Summit on 26-27 March in Seoul, South Korea. Despite Denmark’s status as a small state without nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, it has surprisingly a lot to offer at the world’s largest nuclear security summit
  • DIIS Comment
    2011

    The Long Reach of Africa’s Resource Curse

    The resource curse is alive and well in Africa. The paradox that sees African countries rich in oil and minerals suffer from high levels of poverty and civil war is often blamed on corrupt and repressive leadership. But the resource curse extends from local areas to international markets.
  • DIIS Comment
    2011

    Nuclear Fault Lines

    Four explosions at a nuclear power plant in Japan have released radiation levels damaging to human health. The fault lines of nuclear energy however go beyond the geological to the political; but will it have an impact on what has been termed a'nuclear renaissance'?
  • Journal Article
    2008

    Arguments for the Nord Stream pipeline

    Article in Baltic Development Forum Magazine by Svend Aage Christensen
  • DIIS Report
    2007

    Oil development in Africa:

    Lessons for Sudan after the comprehensive peace agreementEdited by Luke Patey
  • diis conference on china
    Photo/illustration by Photo by Vincent Guth on Unsplash
    Livestreaming

    China after COVID-19 and a changing world order

    This conference gathers researchers and postgraduate students in Denmark to share their China-related expertise, debate important issues, and discuss the implications for Denmark and beyond
  • Livestreaming

    Large-scale investments, conflicts and rights in Africa

    Auditorium
    Natural resource investments and their consequences

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