What Caused the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002): Greed or Grievances?
When it comes to civil wars, the causes are often categorized into two types: those driven by greed and those driven by grievances.
Rabbia Saeed applies this debate to the 1991-2002 civil war in Sierra Leone, a country infamous for its blood diamonds.
She deliberates on the roles of the two main perpetrators of war and contemplates which factor outweighs the other in the case of Sierra Leone.