International
Kurdistan: Iraq’s Autonomous Kurdistan Government Looking to Borrow Internationally
Feb 6, 2015
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Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is considering borrowing abroad “to strengthen economic infrastructure,” a Kurdish lawmaker told Rudaw.
Izat Sabir, chairman…
Liberia: Liberians Need Legal Rights to Forest, Says Report
Feb 6, 2015
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SciDev.Net
Liberia’s government must do more to award land rights to forest dwellers to protect natural resources from exploitation and encroachment of palm oil plantations, warns…
Afghanistan: Copper Mining Threatens Afghan Site of Ancient Buddhist Past
Feb 6, 2015
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Lynne O'Donnell, Associated Press
Treasures from Afghanistan's largely forgotten Buddhist past are buried beneath sandy hills surrounding the ancient Silk Road town of Mes Aynak - along with enough…
South Sudan: S. Sudan Rebels Dismiss Governor’s Claims on Oil Fields
Feb 6, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
A spokesperson for South Sudanese rebels in Unity state has described as “mere propaganda” allegations that the armed opposition forces planned to attack the oil…
Liberia: Special Report: Illegal Gold Mining in Liberia
Feb 5, 2015
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African Network of Centres for Investigative Reporting
A recent report by the United Nations Panel of Experts in Liberia highlighted the ongoing insecurity in the border area between Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire,…
Iraq: Pentagon: Oil is No Longer ISIS’ Main Source of Income
Feb 5, 2015
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Al Arabiya
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is no longer relying on oil as its main source of revenue to fund its terrorist activity,…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: China Defends Ship’s Actions Against Philippines in South China Sea
Feb 5, 2015
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Malay Mail Online
China today defended the actions of a coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea after the Philippines accused it of ramming three fishing…
Myanmar: Jade Mines Grind to a Halt in Hpakant
Feb 4, 2015
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Jade mining operations in northern Burma’s Kachin State have ground to a halt after more fighting between the military and Kachin Independence Army…
Liberia: Who Collected Controversial U.S.$100,000?
Feb 4, 2015
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The News
The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has made it categorically clear that it never disbursed funds to the House of Representatives for the purpose…
Iraq: Low Oil Prices Force Iraq to Pass Austerity Budget As It Struggles to Pay Soldiers Fighting ISIS
Feb 4, 2015
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Campbell MacDiarmid, National Post
ERBIL, Iraq — Low oil prices have forced an austerity budget on Iraq as it struggles to rebuild its army and rally support across the…
Liberia: Could 2015 Be a Breakthrough Year for Community Land Rights?
Feb 4, 2015
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Astrid Zweynert, Thomson Reuters Foundation
2015 is set to be a pivotal year for the global recognition of land and resource rights if momentum in protecting the world's forests and…
Resource Curse: Study Suggests Oil Factors Hugely Into Foreign Wars
Feb 4, 2015
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Douglas Main, Newsweek
Oil plays an even bigger role in influencing foreign military intervention than is generally acknowledged, according to a new economic analysis, lending support to so-called…
South Sudan: UN Agency Warns of Catastrophic Food Shortages If Conflict Continues
Feb 4, 2015
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UNICEF
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is sharply reducing food supplies and slowing humanitarian access to people in need, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF)…
Russia/United States: New Cold War: U.S., Russia Fight Over Energy Future
Feb 4, 2015
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Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee, Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The United States and Russia are once more locked in what could be a generation-defining conflict, and Europe is yet again the…
Conflict Resources: Russia Presses UN Resolution to Prevent Terrorists from Collecting Ransom and Money from Oil
Feb 4, 2015
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Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS – Russia is pressing for adoption of a new U.N. resolution aimed at preventing terrorists from collecting ransom payments or money from the…
Conflict Minerals: Where Apple Gets the Tantalum for Your iPhone
Feb 4, 2015
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Lynnley Browning, Newsweek
Nobody likes to think his or her iPhone was made from minerals derived from a country where warlords and mass rapists profit from the mines.…
Myanmar: Land Disputes in Myanmar: From Ploughs to Ports
Feb 3, 2015
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Economist
New businesses are opening across Myanmar, literally reshaping its landscape. But some wonder whether the new developments will benefit everyone.
Liberia: Oil Money Raises Eyebrows for Legislative Consultation
Feb 3, 2015
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C. Winnie Saywah-Jimmy, The Inquirer
Contrary to Representatives Emmanuel Nuquay and Prince Moye's claim that the US$ 1.2 million under debate was a single check endorsed by the National Oil…
Conflict Minerals: EU’s Proposed Regulation on Conflict Minerals – Part I
Feb 3, 2015
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Squire Patton Boggs, Dynda A. Thomas, and Kate Stokes, Lexology
The European Union (EU) is considering legislation that would regulate the importation of conflict minerals into the EU. The European Commission announced its proposed regulation…
Climate Security: High North Dialogue Podcast – Interview with Kristin Halvorsen
Feb 3, 2015
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Andreas Raspotnik, The Arctic Institute
In our 2nd podcast for the High North Dialogue 2015 we talked with Kristin Halvorsen, Director of CICERO, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research…
Liberia: What Happened to Kuwaiti Oil Deal?
Feb 2, 2015
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Heritage
MONROVIA - There are reports that the announced Kuwaiti Oil Deal has supposedly ended up like the controversial Nigerian and Japanese Oil Agreements(deals) which were…
Iraq: Iraq Oilfield Output Suspended After IS Fighting - Oil Minister
Feb 2, 2015
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Mustafa Mahmoud, Reuters
Production at an oilfield near the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk remained suspended on Monday after incurring severe damage during a weekend attack by Islamic…
Myanmar: Burma Puts the Brakes on Resource Exports to China
Feb 2, 2015
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Jonathan Manthorpe. Business Vancouver
The seemingly endless nose-to-tail line of snorting trucks crossing the border from Burma into the far southwestern Chinese town of Ruili was mesmerizing.
Just as transfixing…
Pakistan: Muslim Illegally Seizes and Bulldozes Homes of Christian Families
Feb 1, 2015
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Pakistan Christian Post
KASUR: The influential Muslim men seized and bulldozed homes of seven Christian families in a village of Kasur.
Today, a local native Boota Masih reached…
Colombia: Colombia’s Rebel Reintegration Quagmire
Feb 1, 2015
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Global Politics
Colombia has endured more than five decades of civil discord. Peace negotiations between FARC representatives and the Colombian State have, though, been ongoing since 2012…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds Retake Oil Facility in North Iraq, 15 Workers Still Missing
Jan 31, 2015
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Mustafa Mahmoud, Reuters
Kurdish peshmerga forces retook a small crude oil station near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk which Islamic State insurgents seized earlier on Saturday, but…
Libya: Two Million People, a Third of Libya’s Population, May Have Been Affected by Internal Conflict – International Report
Jan 31, 2015
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Libya Herald
A new report out last week estimates that two million people, a third of the Libya population, may have been affected, and close to four-hundred…
South Sudan/Sudan: South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Fees with Sudan: Official
Jan 31, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
JUBA – South Sudan’s petroleum minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau said his country will consider whether to continue paying Sudan $25 per barrel of oil or…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Sudan Signs Oil Contract with China in Disputed Area with S/Sudan
Jan 31, 2015
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APA
Sudan government has signed an agreement with China for oil production in the disputed area with South Sudan, the oil minister announced on Saturday.Sudan’s minister…
Pakistan: Man Stoned to Death in Land-Grabbing Episode
Jan 30, 2015
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The News
Killing over land dispute is a routine matter in rural areas of the country, which has now shifted to big cities after property-grabbing became trouble-free…