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Volume 7 Issue 4
July-August 2025
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From Silk Roads to Silicon Wars: The Enduring Geoeconomics of Conflicts: The Enduring Nexus of Commodities and Conflict: A Historical-Economic Analysis
Author(s) | Mr. Darshan Kastiya |
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Country | India |
Abstract | The relationship between commodities and conflict has persistently shaped geopolitical landscapes and economic strategies across millennia. While specific resources and contexts evolve, the fundamental drivers linking valuable resources to violent conflict remain remarkably consistent. The 21st century intensifies this nexus, with the global energy transition elevating critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths to the forefront of geopolitical competition. Concurrently, traditional resources such as oil, gas, and water continue to fuel tensions. This paper argues that the core interrelationship between commodities, trade, and geopolitical conflict endures. Through historical analysis from the Silk Road to the contemporary era, applying economic and political theories, this study assesses the sustainability of this hypothesis, emphasizing modern manifestations of resource control, supply chain security, and conflict financing. |
Keywords | Global Politics, Economics, Lithium and Rare Earths, Resource Conflict, Commodity Trade, Supply Chain Security, Energy Transition, Historical Economic Analysis, Production Linked Incentive Schemes (PLI),State Capitalism,Global Value Chains, Greed vs. Grievance Theory,Oil and Water Conflicts,Industrial Policy,Rentier State Model,Resource Curse Hypothesis,Global South Industrialization,Silk Road to Silicon Age |
Field | Sociology > Economics |
Published In | Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025 |
Published On | 2025-08-01 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.52665 |
Short DOI | https://doi.org/g9vzkq |
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