With the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, the discussion of hunger as a weapon of conflict has never been more of an actuality. This study aims to further develop the field of hunger and starvation as a means of war. With a theoretical framework from Marx, this study will examinethe relationship between the economy and the implementation of hunger as a weapon in Syria and Yemen. Through the lens of a qualitative comparative case study, which in this field is uncommon, some new perspectives will come to light. The analysis of the empirical material helps answer the two research questions. The study shows an obvious connection between war economics and the occurrence of hunger warfare in both cases. The biggest similarities in the two cases are that both their uses of hunger as a weapon are profit-driven and they earn more by inflicting it than by providing the necessities for their civil population. The biggest differenceis the reasons behind the economic collapse that has led to this type of warfare. The implementation strategies have differed between the two where Syria has used siege tactics whereas Yemen has used blockades in different variations. The biggest similarity though is the use of airstrikes and bombs to destroy crucial places for food supplies and distribution. This essay ultimately shows that hunger warfare in these cases is profit-driven and that the usage of airstrikes is the most common way of inflicting it.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-227358 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Svensson, Matilda |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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