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Resource curse
![How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’ How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-20-003837.jpg)
How Timor-Leste Escaped the Political ‘Resource Curse’
By Moritz Schmoll and Geoffrey Swenson
Asia's youngest nation has shown that resource wealth does not necessarily impede the development of a stable democracy.
![Cambodia Announces Game-Changing Crude Oil Extraction Cambodia Announces Game-Changing Crude Oil Extraction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-04-3.jpg)
Cambodia Announces Game-Changing Crude Oil Extraction
By Sebastian Strangio
Oil revenues will likely further entrench the power of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People's Party.
![What's Behind Southeast Asia's Developmental Miracle? What's Behind Southeast Asia's Developmental Miracle?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-asean-flags.jpg)
What's Behind Southeast Asia's Developmental Miracle?
By Teresita Cruz-del Rosario
A closer look at comparative transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East can help us understand the forces behind this development.
![Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth: Prosperity or Curse? Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth: Prosperity or Curse?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-17_13-54-43.jpg)
Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth: Prosperity or Curse?
By Tamim Momeni
Without aggressive action, the mineral-rich country could fall victim to the resource curse.
East Timor’s Oil Resource: Boon or Bane?
By Mong Palatino
Some are concerned that the country is overly dependent on its oil and gas sector.
![Mongolia: Succumbing to the Resource Curse? Mongolia: Succumbing to the Resource Curse?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sizes/thumbnail/1164_5242b535a9fa0.jpg)
Mongolia: Succumbing to the Resource Curse?
Mongolia has done well from the commodities boom. But some troubling signs are emerging.
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