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Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Hurdle Remains on Path to Kurdish Independence
Jul 12, 2015
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Robin Mills, The National
Three recent developments across the Kurdish territories move the Kurds closer to political independence and economic autonomy. But despite these victories, the financial viability required…
Reconnecting with Nature in the Shadow of War
Jul 11, 2015
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Rui Pinto
This is the second blog in Human Nature’s series on environmental peacebuilding, which chronicles CI’s growing role in this emerging field of research. Today’s post focuses on…
Kingston-Upon-Hull Becomes First UK City to Pass Conflict-Free Resolution
Jul 10, 2015
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Mike Riley
On Thursday 18th June 2015, I was sitting in the council chamber at the Guildhall in Kingston-Upon-Hull, fingers crossed, quite nervous and excited at the…
Landmark Report Promotes Human Rights in Transboundary Investments
Jul 10, 2015
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Maureen Harris
Almost 10 years ago, hundreds of villagers in Sre Ambel District in Koh Kong Province in south-western Cambodia were violently evicted from their homes to make…
Who Owns What in the South China Sea?
Jul 9, 2015
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David A. Welch
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently made the remarkable statement that flexibility on sovereignty over the Spratly Islands would shame China’s ancestors, and that if “the…
Climate Security: UN Security Council Meeting on Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Global Security
Jul 8, 2015
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The Center for Climate and Security
On June 30th, 2015, the UN Security Council (UNSC) held an open Arria-formula meeting on the role of climate change as a threat multiplier for…
Sudan: Sudan Produces 43 Tons of Gold During the First Half of 2015: Minister
Jul 8, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The Sudanese minister of minerals, Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq Al-Karuri, disclosed that gold production during the first half of this year has reached 43 tons. Al-Karuri,…
Iraq: Daesh Selling Stolen Iraqi Oil: Parliament Report
Jul 8, 2015
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Anadolou Agencey
Iraq is losing more than $102 million each month because the Daesh militant group – which controls large parts of the country – is selling…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Court Begins Hearing Philippines, China Dispute over South China Sea
Jul 8, 2015
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Toby Sterling, Reuters
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit…
Liberia: Grand Gedeans in Fear Due to Illegal Crossing Over by the ‘Mossi’ from Ivory Coast
Jul 8, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
A local daily is reporting that concerns are mounting over the insecurity in Grand Gedeh County, as Representative Alex Grant raises the latest alarm of…
Iraq: ISIS 'Water War' Draining Marshes in Southern Iraq
Jul 7, 2015
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Kesavan Unnikrishnan, Digital Journal
In 1991, then-President Saddam Hussein drained the marshes of southern Iraq in order to punish the indigenous Shi'ite marsh Arabs who had revolted against him.…
South Sudan: In New Strategy, South Sudan Army Strikes Rebels Where it Hurts: Their Livelihood
Jul 7, 2015
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Jason Patinkin, Christian Science Monitor
The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SLPA) is accused of starving out tens of thousands of civilians in order to depopulate the armed opposition’s base. This campaign…
South Sudan: Ongoing Conflict Stifles South Sudan’s Oil Sector
Jul 7, 2015
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David Bizley, Global Data
According to Jonathan Markham, GlobalData's Analyst covering upstream oil and gas, continued armed fighting, trade disputes and low oil prices are negatively impacting South Sudan’s…
Liberia: Envoy Assesses Australia-Funded Agric Projects in Bong
Jul 7, 2015
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Philip T. Singbah, Liberia News Agency
Australian Ambassador to Liberia Joanna Adamson Tuesday ended a one-day working visit to Bong County to assess an Australian-funded agriculture projects. The visit was also…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan's Export of Oil is 'Unconstitutional', Says Official
Jul 6, 2015
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Middle East Monitor
A senior Iraqi official has accused the autonomous government of Kurdistan of exporting oil from Kirkuk and Erbil oil fields without coordinating it with the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Arbitration Court Rules in Favor of Producers in Iraqi Kurdistan: Dana Gas
Jul 6, 2015
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Platts
A London court has ruled in favor of a group of international oil and gas companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan on several key issues in…
¿Quién Responde por el Daño Ambiental de Tumaco?
Jul 6, 2015
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Razon Publica
Como si se tratara de un luto, Tumaco está teñido de negro. Los últimos atentados contra el oleoducto Transandino produjeron una mancha enorme que se…
While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home
Jul 4, 2015
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Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner
To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the primary threat to the kingdom’s stability is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Worried over Washington and Tehran’s slowly…
Collateral Damage Estimates and the Acceptability of Attacks on Industrial Sites
Jul 3, 2015
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Doug Weir
The deliberate or inadvertent damage or destruction of industrial facilities during conflict has the potential to cause severe environmental damage and create acute and long-term…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Oil Deal Close to Collapse
Jul 3, 2015
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Matt Bradley, Wall Street Journal
An oil-sales deal between Iraq and the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government is close to collapse about six months after it was signed, undermining the country's…
Does Gender Balance Improve Forestry and Fishery Management?
Jul 2, 2015
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Francesca Booker
Differences in women's and men's access to, control over, and use of local natural resources shapes the way that these resources are managed. Yet women…
Somaliland: Living at the 'Mercy of the Rain' in Somaliland
Jul 2, 2015
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Katie Riordan, Al Jazeera
It has been particularly dry this year in parts of Somaliland, the internationally unrecognised nation-state that broke away from Somalia in 1991. Small, frequent droughts…
Artisanal Gold Programme Officer
Jul 1, 2015
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Partnership Africa Canada
Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has been working on the question of responsible natural resource governance in Africa for over 15 years, combining a search for…
Welcome to Basrastan
Jul 1, 2015
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Peter Schwartzstein
This port city in southern Iraq is not an easy place to love. Once the handsome backstop of the Persian Gulf, its famous canals are…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia Halts Gas Supply to Ukraine Amid Pricing Dispute
Jul 1, 2015
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NewsOK
The Russian gas company Gazprom halted supplies to neighboring Ukraine on Wednesday after the collapse of pricing talks, a company official said — but an…
Iraq/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey
Jul 1, 2015
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Zaid Sabah, Selcan Hacaoglu, and Jack Fairweather, Bloomberg
There’s one thing Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is using more than its fair share of water. Iraq…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Exports Hit Record 3.187 Million bpd in June
Jul 1, 2015
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Al Arabiya, Reuters
Iraq’s oil exports rose in June to a record average of 3.187 million barrels per day (bpd) from 3.145 million in May, the oil ministry…
Myanmar: Ministry of Energy Stays Mum on 2016 Bidding
Jun 30, 2015
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Consult Myanmar
Further bidding rounds for offshore oil and gas blocks are likely to come in 2016, though government officials and Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise have…
Sudan: IMF Says Sudanese Economy Could Face Fiscal Gap on Oil Price Fallout
Jun 30, 2015
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Sudan Tribune
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the Sudanese economy could be adversely impacted by the drop in worldwide oil prices and that inflation rate…
Islamic State: India Bans Oil Trade with Islamic State-Linked Organisations
Jun 30, 2015
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Reuters
India on Tuesday banned trade with Islamic State-linked entities in oil and other products, complying with a U.N. resolution to act against militants active in…