International
Indonesia/South China Sea: South China Sea Conflict a Real Threat to Indonesia
Sep 20, 2014
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The Jakarta Post
Indonesia has been warned that the territorial conflict over the South China Sea is a real threat that will sooner or later impact this country.
Chief…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Is Close to an Oil Agreement Prior to Meeting With Kurdistan Officials
Sep 20, 2014
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Karen Hagar, Examiner
On September 17th Basnews agency reported Erbil and Baghdad are close to an oil agreement. Yet, it appears the Kurdistan Regional Government officials were not…
Iraq/Syria: Turkey Collaborating with U.S. Against ISIS Oil Trade
Sep 19, 2014
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Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL — Turkey is collaborating with the U.S. in preventing the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) from selling the oil from the wells…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Intends to Strengthen Ties with Russia, Kurdistan with China
Sep 19, 2014
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Examiner
On September 18th, the Iraqi Government has stated it plans to strengthen cooperation with Russia in political and military areas. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister, Hoshyar…
Iraq/Syria: Oil Smuggling Continues as Turkey Emerges As a Key Player
Sep 19, 2014
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Fareed Rahman, GulfNews
Abu Dhabi: Turkey is the key player in resolving the issue of cross-border smuggling of oil by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (Isil)…
Liberia: Liberia's Interest First - Nocal Affirms Oil Bid Round Reports
Sep 19, 2014
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AllAfrica
Monrovia — The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) welcomes the recent comments provided by Global Witness on the current bid round. The solicitation of…
North Korea/South Korea: South Korea Says It Fired Warning Shots at Patrol Boat From North
Sep 19, 2014
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Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean patrol boat crossed a disputed western sea border with South Korea on Friday and retreated after warning shots…
Vietnam/South China Sea: South China Sea Spat Deflects Attention From Vietnam’s Real Issues
Sep 18, 2014
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Joe Buckley, Asian Correspondent
Ask anyone, anywhere in the world, what the most important Vietnam-related issue has been over the past few months, and I bet that lots of…
Myanmar: Surging Land Prices, Opaque Tender Process ‘Deterring Foreign Investment’
Sep 18, 2014
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Eleven
Foreign investors are disappointed that only domestic construction firms are being granted contracts to build government housing projects as surging land prices continue to make…
Iraq: Iraq Loses U.S. Appeal in U.N. Oil-For-Food Lawsuit
Sep 18, 2014
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Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Iraq's effort to sue dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with the Saddam Hussein regime…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict-Mineral Audits Get Few Takers
Sep 18, 2014
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Emily Chasan, The Wall Street Journal
Only four out of 1,300 U.S.-listed companies sought external audits of their efforts to root out so-called conflict minerals in their supply chains, according to…
China/India: India Takes Tough Stance With China on Kashmir
Sep 18, 2014
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Gardiner Harris, The New York Times
NEW DELHI — Smiles rarely left the faces of the top leaders of India and China here on Thursday, but India’s new prime minister sent…
Myanmar: Conservation Minister Admits Govt Has Failed to Stop Illegal Logging
Sep 18, 2014
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Eleven Myanmar
The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry is unable to control the illegal timber trade despite the export ban on raw logs imposed on April…
Iraq: Here's How ISIS Is Wrecking Iraq's Oil Industry
Sep 17, 2014
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Armin Rosen, Business Insider
The Islamic State has taken over several oil-producing areas in Iraq and Syria, raising fears that the group could leverage its hydrocarbon wealth to the…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil Output Revival at Stake for Want of Water
Sep 17, 2014
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Rania El Gamal, Reuters
DUBAI - A lack of water threatens Iraq's plans to raise its oil output, boost its stumbling economy and become a leading producer in the…
China/South China Sea: China’s New Cruise to the Paracels: When Business is not just Business
Sep 17, 2014
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Hoang Do, International Policy Digest
On September 2, China opened a new cruise route from Hainan province, transferring over 200 passengers to the Paracel Island. The state-owned Xinhua implied that…
Myanmar: Govt Says Tasang Dam Will Benefit Burma
Sep 17, 2014
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Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma
Deputy Minister of Electric Power Maung Thar Thwe fielded questions about the controversial Tasang hydropower project during a lower house parliamentary session on Tuesday, assuring…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Heads To Asia — And China Reportedly Wants A Bunch
Sep 17, 2014
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Ron Bousso, Jonathan Saul, and David Sheppard, Reuters, Business Insider
At least 3 million barrels of Iraqi Kurdish oil are on ships heading to Asia, with trade sources naming China as a possible destination as…
Western Sahara: Battle for Oil Fuels Africa’s Lengthy Conflict
Sep 17, 2014
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Javier Blas, The Financial Times
When the drillship Atwood Achiever begins the search for oil off the coast of Western Sahara later this year, it will not only test geology,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: New Twist in Legal Tussle Over Oil Between Kurds and Iraq
Sep 16, 2014
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Anthony McAuley, The National
The international legal tussle between the Iraqi central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over ownership of oil produced in the Kurdish north has…
South Sudan: South Sudan Gets $250 Million From Qatar Bank as Oil Output Cut
Sep 16, 2014
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Mading Ngor, Bloomberg
South Sudan is using a $250-million Qatar National Bank credit line to fund food and fuel purchases after civil war cut crude output, a key…
Africa: Tracing the Oil Money
Sep 16, 2014
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AllAfrica
From 2011 to 2013, the governments of [ten oil-producing African countries] sold over 2.3 billion barrels of oil. These sales, worth more than $250 billion,…
China/India: India Says to Defend China Border After Standoff Ahead of Xi Visit
Sep 16, 2014
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Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters
India said on Tuesday it would firmly defend its 3,500-km-long border with China after domestic media reported a new face-off on the disputed frontier, just…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone News: Five Mining Companies Still in Operation
Sep 16, 2014
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Abibatu Kamara, Awoko
Despite the weak market conditions in the country, only five mining companies: African Minerals Limited, London Mining, OCTEA, Sierra Rutile and Sierra Minerals are continuing…
Food Security: Hunger is Falling, but Climate and Conflict Threaten Progress: Report
Sep 16, 2014
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Chris Arsenault, Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Land redistribution in Brazil, community gardens in Indonesia, and rising incomes across much of the developing world have helped end…
China/India/Kashmir: India and China Step Back From Standoff in Kashmir
Sep 16, 2014
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Hari Kumar, The New York Times
NEW DELHI — India and China have agreed to defuse the nearly three-week-old standoff between troops in the disputed border region of Ladakh, Kashmir, the…
Africa: First Volume of the New Climate Diplomacy Book Series Released
Sep 16, 2014
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adelphi
The new edited volume “Conflict-sensitive adaptation to climate change in Africa” presents solutions for climate adaptation that specifically consider the conflict potential arising from the…
Asia-Pacific: Military Conference: Cooperation Needed to Combat Non-Traditional Risks
Sep 15, 2014
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Dhaka Tribune
Top-level land forces military officials yesterday sought cooperation from different nations for combating non-traditional threats and challenges, saying no single nation now was able to…
China/ South China Sea:China Discovers Major Gas Field in South China Sea
Sep 15, 2014
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China Central Television
China has discovered a major natural gas field in the South China Sea. It is the country’s first independent deep-sea discovery. CCTV reporter Han Peng…
Iraq/ Syria: Islamic State Fighters Drawing on Oil Assets for Funding and Fuel
Sep 15, 2014
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The Washington Post
Oil has helped fund and fuel the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, with small amounts coming from fields in northern Iraq and being smuggled…