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In that role, I thought a lot about the relationship between conflict and international development. Warfare and other kinds of conflict disrupt the normal production and flow of goods and services, which leads to greater poverty. Conflict also leads to the use of aid as a strategic tool. Article content

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Historically, it has been common for the disruption of the flow of essential goods and services to be part of warfare. This was most commonly manifest through the “siege”, where an attacking army would surround an enemy occupying some fortified position and hope to force them to surre

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