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Climate Security: Bernie Sanders Explains Connection between Climate Change and Paris Attacks

Nov 15, 2015 | John Wagner, Washington Post

During Saturday night’s Democratic debate here, Bernie Sanders stuck to his assessment that climate change is the biggest national security threat facing the United States.…

China/Philippines/South China Sea: South China Sea Ruling 'Null and Void', Says Ministry

Nov 15, 2015 | Kristen Ingram, Recorder Press

An arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled yesterday that it has jurisdiction to hear a few territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over…

Climate Change: Climate Change Intensifies Conflicts, John Kerry Says

Nov 15, 2015 | Al Jazeera

Negative effects of climate change such as extreme drought are linked to deadly violence in countries such as Syria and Nigeria, and those still denying…

Iraq/Islamic State: With ISIS Making Millions, U.S. Boosts Its Attacks on Oil Fields

Nov 13, 2015 | Martin Matishak, Fiscal Times

The U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS is revving up its efforts to choke off one of the terror group’s main sources of revenue: oil. Well…

Liberia: Liberian President Says ExxonMobil Return Sign of Investor’s Confidence

Nov 13, 2015 | Global News Network

President Ellen Johnson has hailed oil giant ExxonMobil for its renewed commitment to oil exploration and development of the sector in spite of plummeting prices…

Liberia: US Lifts Sanctions on Liberia after More Than a Decade

Nov 13, 2015 | Deutsche Presse-Agentur

US President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the sanctions, pointing to progress made in the West African nation and Taylor's sentencing to 50…

Iraq: Iraq's Killer Weather

Nov 12, 2015 | Chloe Cornish, IRIN

Iraq is the world’s second most dangerous country, according to the Global Peace Index. Only Syria ranks higher. The UN counts 559 civilians killed by…

Somalia: Report: Kenyan Military ‘in Business’ with Al-Shabab

Nov 12, 2015 | Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy

A new report says Kenya’s military has done a brisk business in sugar and charcoal in Kismayo, Somalia, since pushing al-Shabab from the southern port…

Vietnam/Philippines/South China Sea: Vietnam, Philippines to Sign Strategic Accord

Nov 12, 2015 | Trung Nguyen, Voice of America

The Philippines plans to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam, paving the way for the two countries to boost maritime security cooperation in the…

Sierra Leone: Was Billionaire Steinmetz Betrayed by CEO over Diamond Mine?

Nov 11, 2015 | Thomas Biesheuvel and Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg

The prize is a chunk of African earth that yields some of the most valuable diamonds on the planet for premium jeweler Tiffany & Co.…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: South Sudan Abyei Leader Urges Khartoum to Release 2% of Oil Money

Nov 11, 2015 | Radio Tamazuj

The head of the Abyei Administrative Area Chol Deng Alak has called on the Khartoum government to release to the local governemnt a 2% share…

DRC: DRC's Gold Mining in Troubled Times

Nov 10, 2015 | Gregory Mthembu-Salter, The Africa Report

Mineral commodity prices have all fallen this year, and gold is no exception. But because gold, unlike other minerals, is perceived as a safe haven…

Climate Security: Kerry Flags Security Threat from Climate Change

Nov 10, 2015 | Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy

Just weeks ahead of a major U.N. climate change conference in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned call for the United…

Liberia: Payment Scheme Might Influence Kosmos Oil Deal Ratification

Nov 10, 2015 | Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica

From 2005 to now, Liberia has signed several agreement totalling over US$1.6 billion with nothing to show from the ratification in terms of jobs creation,…

Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output

Nov 10, 2015 | Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg

International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP…

Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey

Nov 9, 2015 | California Turkish Times

There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water.…

Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems

Nov 9, 2015 | Wil Crisp, MEED

Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects…

Liberia: Oil Blocks Sale - Liberia to Complete Controversial Kosmos Deal

Nov 9, 2015 | Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica

Liberia appears to be nearing closer to sealing the lease of two controversial oil blocks as the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government nears the finish line. Negotiations…

Myanmar: Controversial Dam in Kachin Dents Aung San Suu Kyi's Popularity

Nov 8, 2015 | Pichayada Promchertchoo, Channel NewsAsia

Controversy surrounding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State has bred resentment among the ethnic locals against Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party…

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 7, 2015 | News Hour

On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…

UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2015 | UNEP

On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…

Statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2015 | UNEP

Every year, for the last 14 years, the world has designated 6 November to acknowledge the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment…

Myanmar: Distribution of Natural Resources a Key Election Issue in Myanmar Polls

Nov 6, 2015 | Panu Wongcha-um, Channel NewsAsia

Myanmar's historic elections are just days away and one of the biggest issues concerning voters is economic development and the distribution of natural resources, particularly…

Yemen: Second Freak Storm Heads for Yemen, WMO Says

Nov 6, 2015 | Reuters

A new tropical cyclone is heading for Yemen three days after a storm dumped several years' worth of rain on the port city of Mukalla,…

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: Meet War’s Other Casualty…the Environment

Nov 6, 2015 | Joanna Parkman, care2

If you needed another reason to object to military conflict, thank the environment. At least 40 percent of internal conflicts have been linked to the…