Globalisation and Local Conflicts in Africa and Asia

Nishikawa, Yukiko Ph.D., is a professor in the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. Nishikawa obtained a Ph.D. in peace studies from the University of Bradford, U.K. Her main publications include "The Reality of Protecting the Rohingya: An Inherent Limitation of the Responsibility to Protect” (Asian Security, 2020); Political Sociology of Japanese Pacifism (Routledge, 2018); Human Security in Southeast Asia (Routledge, 2010); “Human security in Southeast Asia: viable solution or empty slogan?” (Security Dialogue, 2009); Japan’s Changing Role in Humanitarian Crises (Routledge, 2005). Her research interests include peace and conflict in Southeast Asia and security and international relations in the Indo–Pacific region.

Introduction.- Globalization and the Nation-State in Africa and Asia.- Globalization and Local Conflict in Africa.- Energy Security and the Paradox of External Peacebuilding Interventions in Nigeria’s Niger Delta.- International Policies and Illegal Logging Exploitation Sustaining Local Conflict in DRC.- The Politics and Political Economy of Violent Conflicts in Post-War Mozambique.- Globalization and Local Conflict in Asia.- Local Conflicts in Post-Reform Myanmar.- Imbalance Between Public Health and Intellectual Property Rights Protection Goals: Battles on AIDS Medicines in Thailand.- Afghanistan and the Curse of Resources: Taliban’s Greed-Based Jihad in the Heart of Asia.- Conclusion.