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South China Sea: Southeast Asian Ministers Cancel Joint Accord over South China Sea Dispute
Nov 4, 2015
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Oliver Holmes, Guardian
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea have poisoned a meeting of south-east Asian defence ministers, with officials cancelling plans for a joint statement traditionally…
Africa: Conservation Pilot
Nov 3, 2015
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Wildlife Conservation Society
This is a full-time field based position responsible for undertaking aerial surveys and aerial support to wildlife law enforcement in Gabon in partnership with Agence Nationale des…
Uganda & Rwanda: Great Lakes Regional Manager
Nov 3, 2015
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International Alert
International Alert is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our Africa programme. You will be responsible for leading the consolidation and growth of Alert’s…
Horn of Africa: Associate Director
Nov 3, 2015
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Center for American Progress
The Associate Director position requires deep policy knowledge of the region and experience in team leadership. The Associate Director will carry out and lead research…
Sudan: Development Director
Nov 3, 2015
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Enough Project
The Enough Project seeks an experienced and highly motivated candidate for the position of Development Associate. This individual will assist the Development Director and Founding…
Sudan: Senior Policy Analyst
Nov 3, 2015
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Enough Project
The Senior Policy Analyst requires deep policy knowledge of the region and some background in natural resources governance, anticorruption work, or sanctions enforcement. The Senior…
DRC: Policy Analyst
Nov 3, 2015
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Enough Project
The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of…
Why the Paris Climate Summit Will Be a Peace Conference
Nov 3, 2015
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Michael T. Klare
At the end of November, delegations from nearly 200 countries will convene in Paris for what is billed as the most important climate meeting ever…
Cholera Is Coming
Nov 2, 2015
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Laurie Garrett
The last great epidemic of Vibrio cholerae to hit Africa and the Middle East occurred from 1997 to 1998. Over 200,000 people were afflicted and…
New Threats to National Security in the Age of Climate Change
Nov 2, 2015
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Rep. Adam Schiff
In California, climate change is no longer an abstract concept found in the scientific journals. Record temperatures, extreme drought and a surge in devastating wildfires are a…
Geothermal Expansion and Maasai Land Conflicts in Kenya
Nov 2, 2015
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Shiloh Fetzek
The booming geothermal industry in Kenya illustrates how rapid transitions to renewable energy systems can risk generating conflicts if they are not done with sensitivity…
Nigeria: Amnesty Report Accuses Shell of Failing to Clean up Niger Delta Oil Spills
Nov 2, 2015
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John Vidal, Guardian
Four oil spill sites in Nigeria identified by the UN, which Shell has claimed to have had cleaned up by contractors since 2011, are still…
United States: Deployment Environmental Reports Not in Military Health Records
Nov 1, 2015
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Patricia Kime, Military Times
For more than three years, the military services have been allowed to ignore a Defense Department order requiring the inclusion of environmental assessments of combat…
Water Wars: The PRC's Double Trouble in the South China Sea
Oct 31, 2015
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Zack Bluestone
The past few days have witnessed two huge developments in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the U.S. Navy conducted a long-anticipated freedom of navigation (FON)…
Liberia: Ending the Nightmare- Sime Darby Revives Residents Hope After Fire Explosion
Oct 31, 2015
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Global News Network
Over the last one month, Sime Darby Plantation Liberia Inc. (SDPL) has had an uphill task of trying to address the health and sanitation needs…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Hague Arbitration Court to Hear Philippines Territorial Complaints Against Beijing
Oct 29, 2015
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ABC News
An arbitration court in the Netherlands has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear some territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over disputed…
China/United States/South China Sea: China, US Navies Agree to Maintain Dialogue to Avoid Clashes
Oct 29, 2015
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ABC News
The US and Chinese navies have held high-level talks after a US warship challenged China's territorial assertions in the South China Sea, with a US…
Liberia: NOCAL Scandal - Deficiency, Inconsistency in Revenue Sharing
Oct 29, 2015
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FrontPageAfrica
The General Auditing Commission has completed the Audit of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) for the Fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 through…
Libya/Islamic State: ISIS Seeking to Add Libyan Oil Fields to its Already-Vast Holdings
Oct 29, 2015
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Michael Friedson, The Media Line
The main Libyan oil fields are under attack by fighters of the Islamic State (ISIS) which is apparently set on adding the valuable fields to…
Myanmar: Burma Goes for Coal - But at What Cost in Pollution, Disease and Land Grabs?
Oct 29, 2015
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Carole Oudot and Matthieu Baudey, The Ecologist
The president of Burma has decided that coal is the way to future wealth and prosperity, write Carole Oudot & Matthieu Baudey. But if the…
Iraq: Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Iraq
Oct 29, 2015
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AFP
Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq on Thursday, with the water causing thigh-high flooding on some Baghdad streets and damaging camps for…
Climate Change, Food Security and the Refugee Crisis: Connecting the Dots to Avoid Future Tragedy
Oct 28, 2015
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Bruce Campbell and Lisa Goddard
It is widely held that climate change will have negative impacts on agricultural communities. Now, research is supporting the theory that climate impacts will catalyze…
A U.S. Naval Signal in the South China Sea
Oct 28, 2015
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Jonathan Masters
Recent U.S. naval maneuvers in the South China Sea signal how the United States plans to safeguard its interests in the Asia-Pacific region, says Capt.…
Myanmay: Mandalay Jade Traders Say Worst Year ‘Ever’ for Sales
Oct 28, 2015
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Hlaing Kyaw Soe, Myanmar Times
In interviews on October 25 at the Maha Aung Myay Gem Trading Centre, one trader after another bemoaned their current lot. Jade trader U Myo…
Climate Change: Climate Change Is a Major Security Threat but Old and Bold Don’t Get It
Oct 28, 2015
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Ian McPhedran, News.com.au
Climate change was a ‘sleeper issue’ for ageing defence brass because potential security impacts were 20 to 30 years away according to former Chief of…
Iraq/Kuwait: Kuwait Approves Iraq War Reparations Payment Delay to 2017
Oct 28, 2015
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Times Union
The official Kuwait News Agency reported Wednesday that the Gulf state agreed to give Iraq until January 2017 to pay the $4.6 billion reparations package following a…
China/Philippines/Vietnam/United States/South China Sea: Showdown in the South China Sea: How Did We Get Here?
Oct 28, 2015
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Euan McKirdy and Katie Hunt, CNN
Dotted with small islands, reefs and shoals, the South China Sea is home to a messy territorial dispute that pits multiple countries against each other.…
Liberia: Don't Blame Nocal Alone for Its Bankruptcy
Oct 27, 2015
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The New Republic
Welcome to plain Talk. It hurts to see a lucrative and enterprising entity to go bankrupt ahead of the discovery of oil. What? Is it…
China/South China Sea: China Lambasts ‘Illegal’ U.S. Operation in South China Sea
Oct 27, 2015
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Keith Johnson and Dan de Luce, Foreign Policy
Chinese warships followed a U.S. destroyer sent to disputed islands in the South China Sea to assert the right to free navigation there, while Beijing…
Iraq/Turkey/Kurdistan: Iraq to Take Turkey to Arbitration over Oil Sold to Israel: Sources
Oct 27, 2015
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Today's Zaman
Baghdad is seeking arbitration proceedings against Ankara over a shipment of oil from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) allegedly sold to Israel that Turkey facilitated…