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Kurdish Oil Tanker that Disappeared from Radar off Texas Coast Reappears Days Later
Sep 1, 2014
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Daily Mail
An Iraqi oil tanker that disappeared from radar off the coast of Texas last week has suddenly reappeared today - and it's still full of…
Iraq/ Kurdistan: Battle for Mosul Dam- a New Age of Water Wars Beckons
Sep 1, 2014
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The Conversation
Exactly a year ago, the world was wrestling with the possibility of another US-led military assault on an Arab state, following the horrific gas attacks in Damascus,…
Myanmar: Second City Speculation Sees Land Prices Double
Sep 1, 2014
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The Myanmar Times
Though information on the project proposed by Mayor U Hla Myint is still scarce, it has proven enough to drive a flury of speculation in…
Myanmar: Cronies Set Their Sights on Coal in Latest Power Grab
Sep 1, 2014
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Eleven
Cronies have been granted hydropower projects on Ayeyawady and Thanlwin rivers, including the Myitsone dam, without public notice. Moreover, 23 firms – including companies owned by…
Myanmar: Over 1,000 in Mandalay Protest Mining Activities
Sep 1, 2014
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Democratic Voice of Burma
The mining sector in Burma continues to receive flak, with protestors taking to the streets in Wetthay and Phetshay villages in Thabeikkyin, Mandalay.
On 30 August,…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Seizes 400 Hectares of West Bank Land [Video]
Sep 1, 2014
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Al Jazeera
The United States has urged Israel to reverse its decision to seize nearly 400 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank, a move anti-settlement…
Conflict Resources: The Key to Solving Both ISIS and Russian Aggression
Aug 31, 2014
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David Francis, Fiscal Times
The crises in Ukraine and Iraq have little to do with one another. In Ukraine, Russia is exerting its territorial ambitions, while in Iraq, the…
South Sudan: Sudan: Deadlock
Aug 31, 2014
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StrategyWorld
August 31, 2014: As the South Sudan government and the South Sudan rebels (led by former vice-president Riek Machar) continue the civil war, Intergovernmental Authority…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone To Miss Diamond Export Target Due To Ebola Outbreak
Aug 31, 2014
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Albert Robinson, IDEX Online
Sierra Leone Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Abdul Ignosis Koroma said the government would miss its target of exporting $200 million in diamonds this year…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Claims Nearly 1,000 Acres of West Bank Land Near Bethlehem
Aug 31, 2014
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Isabel Kershner, New York Times
JERUSALEM — Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step…
Timor-Leste: Australian Government Wants East Timor Spy Charged
Aug 31, 2014
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Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian government has asked the federal police to investigate if lawyer Bernard Collaery and a former spy can be charged with disclosing classified information after revelations Australia…
The Wars That Really are About the Oil
Aug 30, 2014
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Spectator
Is international conflict really just a fight over oil? It sometimes seems that way. In Syria and Iraq, the militants of the so-called ‘Islamic State’…
Learning From China’s Oil Rig Standoff With Vietnam
Aug 30, 2014
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The Diplomat
On May 2, China unilaterally placed an oil-drilling rig in waters 120 miles from Vietnam’s coast – near islands claimed by both countries and well…
What is the Environmental Cost of War?
Aug 30, 2014
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The Guardian
The last time the ecological cost of war was a hot topic we were still worried about the ozone layer and George Michael’s “Praying for…
China/India: What Dispute? India and China Ignore Land Squabble
Aug 30, 2014
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Tim Sullivan, Associated Press / ABC News
For more than 50 years, it has pitted India against China — a smoldering dispute over who should control a swath of land larger than…
Call for Papers: ICMDHS 2015 : International Conference on Migration, Development and Human Security
Aug 29, 2014
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WASET
The ICMDHS 2015 : International Conference on Migration, Development and Human Security is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research…
Turkey: WASH Coordninator
Aug 29, 2014
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GOAL
GOAL has been working in Syria since 2012, responding to the acute needs of conflicted affected communities. GOAL is working in Idlib Governorate delivering food,…
South Sudan: Programme Advisor
Aug 29, 2014
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ZOA
ZOA – South Sudan is looking for an experienced Programme Advisor. ZOA – South Sudan is active in the sectors FSL, Wash and Education with…
NATO Urged to Recognise Natural Resource Governance as Crucial to Afghanistan’s Future Stability and Security
Aug 29, 2014
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Global Witness
NATO’s hopes for stability in Afghanistan – and a lasting legacy from its 11 year combat mission there – will be deeply undermined without action…
Iraq: Water Wars: The Islamic State and the Mosul Dam
Aug 29, 2014
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Archinect
Water has become a central focus for both the Islamic State and its combatants in the current struggle being waged over the large geographic area…
Afghanistan: NATO Urged to Recognise Natural Resource Governance as Crucial to Afghanistan’s Future Stability and Security
Aug 29, 2014
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Global Witness
NATO’s hopes for stability in Afghanistan – and a lasting legacy from its 11 year combat mission there – will be deeply undermined without action…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Expand Autonomy as ISIS Reorders the Landscape
Aug 29, 2014
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Helene Cooper and Michael R. Gordon, New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has thrown Iraq into crisis, precipitated the ouster of Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister and…
Iraq: Chalabi Predicts Iraqi Oil Could Net IS up to $150 Million in 2014
Aug 29, 2014
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Nidal al Laythi, Al-Monitor
Former Iraqi Oil Minister Issam al-Chalabi said on Aug. 27 that estimates from reliable reports confirm that the Islamic State (IS) would reap between $100-150 …
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Shipments Reach 8.8 Mln Barrels - Turkish Minister
Aug 29, 2014
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Reuters
ISTANBUL Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan has shipped 8.8 million barrels of oil from the Turkish port of Ceyhan since May, Turkish Energy Minister…
Myanmar: No Quick Fix for Rangoon Land-Grab Victims: Govt
Aug 29, 2014
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Rangoon’s divisional government has said hundreds of land-grab cases brought to its attention will not be resolved by the end of its current…
Sudan: Karti Urges China to Increase Investments in Sudan’s Non-Oil Sector
Aug 29, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
August 29, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s foreign minister, Ali Karti, has called on Chinese officials to increase investments in the country’s non-oil sector, while expressing…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Loses Bid to Seize Kurdish Oil Near Texas
Aug 29, 2014
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Cameron Langford, Courthouse News Service
HOUSTON (CN) - Refusing to let Iraq seize 1 million barrels of oil aboard a tanker in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal judge found…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Tanker with $100 Million Cargo Goes Missing off Texas Coast
Aug 29, 2014
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Terry Wade and Anna Louie Sussman, The Independent
An oil tanker loaded with $100 million of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude has disappeared of the coast of Texas in the latest development in a…
United Kingdom: Campaigner - Conflict Resources
Aug 28, 2014
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Global Witness
Global Witness is an international NGO that exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end impunity, resource-linked…
Papua New Guinea: Peace and Development Specialist
Aug 28, 2014
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UNDP
Background: Between 1988 and 1999, Bougainville, then North Solomon’s Province and now an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea (PNG), suffered a violent conflict that…