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Afghanistan: Country Director for GERES
Sep 18, 2014
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Geres
Under the supervision of the Executive Director based in Aubagne (France), the Country Director is the head of the office in Afghanistan and represents GERES with all…
Will Oil Make or Break the Islamic State?
Sep 18, 2014
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Gatestone Institute
Now, with the Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate having captured key oil wells in the Middle East this year, foreign oil has become an even more…
Forget the Islamic State- the New Conflicts of the Future Could Be Sparked by Climate Change
Sep 18, 2014
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Foreign Policy
To the long list of the world's woes, add another: the growing impact of climate change, which could heighten tensions among nations and even spark…
Land Disputes, Confusions & Conflicts - Liberia's Next National Challenge?
Sep 18, 2014
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All Africa
n a congratulatory message to the newly-appointed National Land Commission for its Draft Land Rights Policy recently made public for national, consultative debate and eventual…
Climate Change a National Security Issue, Say Local and National Leaders From Pacific Northwest
Sep 18, 2014
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New Security Beat
The effects of climate change “are here now” and pose a “serious challenge” for the United States, said Alice Hill, White House senior advisor for…
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…
Climate Cast: Is Climate Change Destabilizing Iraq?
Sep 17, 2014
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Minnesota Public Radio News
The link between what we see as news events and climate change is often obscure. Does a particular extreme weather event, flood, or drought have it’s…
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,…
Canada to Vote on Conflict Minerals Legislation, Should Join Support for Mining Reforms and Livelihood Projects in Congo
Sep 16, 2014
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Enough Project
On September 24th, the Canadian House of Commons will hold a Second Reading vote on Bill C-486: The Conflict Minerals Act. The passage of C-486…
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…
Environmental Peacebuilding Logo Design Contest
Sep 15, 2014
The Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, McGill University, and the University of Tokyo announce a public competition to design a logo for the…
Dodd-Frank's Collateral Damage in Africa
Sep 15, 2014
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Wall Street Journal
Reminiscent of the racially discriminatory practice of "redlining" neighborhoods, a little-known measure in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, designed to stop the trafficking of "conflict minerals"…
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…