Publication

This paper discusses the relationship between oil and armed conflict in the Colombian region of Casanare, where one of the largest discoveries of crude oil reserves in Latin America in two decades was made in 1991. Using data from primary research, the paper illustrates the importance of detailed, empirically-based research and analysis as a complement to conceptual propositions in the field of resource and conflict studies. It evaluates the responses of multinational oil corporations to the complexity of contemporary armed conflict.