Nathan Munier
Political scientist and author of Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade (Cambridge UP, 2025), specializing in resource politics, political economy, and the international diamond trade.
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Jan 31, 2026 • 36min
Nathan Munier, "Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade: The State, Resource Politics and Development" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Dr. Nathan Munier, political scientist and author of Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade, studies resource politics and African political economy. He recounts Zimbabwe’s 2006 diamond surge and how portable alluvial gems reshaped ownership and smuggling. He explores shifting buyers and limits of the Kimberley Process. He links diamond control to regime resilience and compares regional resource politics.
Jan 31, 2026 • 36min
Nathan Munier, "Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade: The State, Resource Politics and Development" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Nathan Munier, political scientist and author of Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade, explores the 2006 alluvial diamond discovery in eastern Zimbabwe. He discusses how portable diamonds shaped informal mining, ownership restructurings, factional politics, and ZANU-PF consolidation. The conversation also covers international buyers, limits of the Kimberley Process, regional responses in Southern Africa, and comparisons with other resource-rich states.
