Christian Medina-Ramirez is a consultant and a freelance writer based out of Bogotá, Colombia. He holds an MA in conflict from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa and a BA in Politics and Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Waterloo. His areas of expertise include the intersections between natural resources, armed conflict, criminal/terrorist networks and development. His regional focus is on Latin America and the Asia-Pacific.