War Economies and Post-war Crime

Dealing with NSAAs is complicated and complex shifting between repression and dialogue. NSAAs are highly flexibkle and able to adapt to changing local and global contexts. Policies must be comprehensive and include local communities as well as structural drivers of violence.

War economies are neither a new phenomenon nor a specific feature of the Global South. After the formal end of confrontations, war economies do not necessarily cease to exist. The chapter describes different types of war economies and discusses their implications for building lasting peace in transitional societies.

Dealing with NSAAs is complicated and complex shifting between repression and dialogue. NSAAs are highly flexibkle and able to adapt to changing local and global contexts. Policies must be comprehensive and include local communities as well as structural drivers of violence.