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Iraq: Approving a Hydrocarbon Law is Key to Iraq's Future
Aug 25, 2014
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Al-Monitor
Nouri al-Maliki and the Islamic Dawa Party took office in Iraq eight years ago. Oil revenues topped $41 billion in 2007 and rose to nearly $86…
Iraq/ Syria: USD 2m a Day in Oil Smuggled Out of Iraq, Syria by ISIL
Aug 25, 2014
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Zawya
An estimated 30,000 barrels of crude oil is being smuggled daily out of Iraq and Syria by members of the ISIL and sold on the…
Iraq/ Syria: Islamic State's Bootleg Petro-State May Prove Unsustainable
Aug 25, 2014
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Al-Jazeera
With up to $2 million in daily revenue from black market oil, the Islamic State insurgency not only holds sway over swathes of Syria and…
South Sudan: Industrialization and Global Value Chains in South Sudan
Aug 25, 2014
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Afribiz
Developing domestic production and exports in the non-oil sectors is important for South Sudan’s drive for industrialization, yet its participation in global value chains (GVCs)…
South China Sea: PLA Reports Maritime Drill Near Vietnam Simulating Threat to Oil Rig
Aug 25, 2014
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South China Morning Post
The People's Liberation Army recently staged a drill in waters close to Vietnam in the South China Sea, simulating a scenario in which an oil…
South China Sea: India Examining Vietnam’s South China Sea Oil Blocks Offer
Aug 25, 2014
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The Times of India
Vietnam on Monday made a strong pitch for greater Indian involvement in maintaining maritime safety, security and settlement of territorial disputes in the disputed South…
Vietnam Steps Up Efforts to Protect Fishing Fleet
Aug 23, 2014
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Foreign Policy Association
In a time of heightened tensions between Asian nations with claims to the waters of the East and South China Seas, the deployment of an…
Need for Global Energy Security
Aug 22, 2014
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World Policy
The development of a sustainable, long-term solution to meeting the world’s energy needs is one of the defining issues of our time. The risks of…
Conflict Minerals: Jewelry Leaders and CEOs Join Enough Project in Conflict Gold Solutions Forum
Aug 22, 2014
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Enough Project
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the Great Lakes Region of Africa has been entrenched in conflict for nearly 20 years. Militias control artisanal…
Turkey: Turkey Suspends Oil Drilling in Iraq Amid Tension
Aug 22, 2014
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Today's Zaman
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız told reporters in Ankara on Thursday that the state-run Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) decided to suspend drilling in six oil…
Uganda: Residents Commit to Fighting Land Grabbers
Aug 22, 2014
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New Vision
The district chairperson Anthony Atubo, who led the residents, said land is life and nobody can live comfortably without it.
“Land is a major factor…
Myanmar: Military Demands Farmers Destroy their own Homes
Aug 22, 2014
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Asian Human Rights Commission
Farmers from Ngetpyawtine village tract, Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Division, have been instructed by the Township Administrative Office to remove the houses they have built on…
African Great Lakes: Consultant at Solutions for Hope (SfH), Conflict Free Tin Initiative (CFTI), and KEMET’s Partnership for Social and Economic Sustainability
Aug 21, 2014
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Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade
The PPA is requesting proposals from organizations or individuals qualified to conduct 2-4 week independent assessment of the social and economic impacts and performance of…
China Working to Dominate Sea Routes as US Loses Interest
Aug 21, 2014
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Gulf News
The oceans will be the world’s 21st century battlefields as new and old economic powers will struggle to dominate the maritime trade routes along which…
India: Vietnam Renews Lease of Indian Oil Blocks in South China Sea
Aug 21, 2014
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Times of India
Vietnam has renewed India's lease of two oil blocks in the South China Sea for another year, on the eve of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj's…
South Sudan: Rebels Say Ready for Talks, Unveil Proposal for Governance
Aug 21, 2014
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Sudan Tribune
The chief negotiator for the rebel group, Taban Deng Gai, on Tuesday said they were ready to negotiate on their proposed positions with the government’s…
Iraq: Government Worried by Terrorist Ties to Oil
Aug 21, 2014
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United Press International
The Iraqi government said Wednesday it was troubled by the alleged sale of crude oil from parts of the country under the control of a…
Thailand: Coup Leaders Trigger Oil Investment Rush Into Burma
Aug 21, 2014
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The Irrawaddy
The military takeover in Thailand is prompting a new push by the country’s oil companies to press for business in Burma, an industry analyst said.
The…
Myanmar: Karenni State Villagers Ask Min Aung Hlaing to Let Them Farm
Aug 21, 2014
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DVB Media
Local villagers in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township sent a letter to Burma’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing for permission to farm on land that was…
Myanmar: Shan IDPs Petition for Army to Vacate Occupied Village
Aug 21, 2014
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The Irrawaddy
About 300 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Kyaythee Township plan to submit a petition asking the Burmese Army to withdraw from their…
Myanmar: Farmers Sentenced to 8 Months for Mandalay Plough Protest
Aug 21, 2014
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DVB Media
Local farmers from Mandalay Division’s Sintgai Township were sentenced to prison terms of up to eight months on Tuesday under charges of trespassing and destroying…
Myanmar: Central Myanmar Holds Workshop on Peasants’ Affairs
Aug 21, 2014
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Eleven News
The issue of land grabbing dominated a workshop for farmers in Magway, which drew delegates representing farmers in every township of the region in central…
Europe - Central Asia: European Commission Prepares a Conference on Eco Security in Azerbaijan
Aug 21, 2014
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ABC Business Portal
The ecological safety of Azerbaijan has entered into the regional agenda of the European Union. Informed sources say that the European Commission is preparing an international…
East-Timor: Over-Reliance on Oil and Gas Threatens East Timor's Economy
Aug 21, 2014
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Deutsche Welle
The economy of the small independent Southeast Asian nation contracted in 2006 following a deterioration of security that left the government to request military assistance…
Australia: Research Fellow
Aug 20, 2014
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Institute for Economics and Peace
The Institute for Economics and Peace is looking for a full time Research Fellow to join the research team at IEP headquarters in Sydney, Australia.…
Europe Must Do its Bit to Stop the Trade in Conflict Minerals
Aug 20, 2014
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The Guardian
Almost a decade ago, my film Blood Diamond told the story of the illicit diamond trade and its funding of the bloody civil war in…
Conflict Minerals Reports are Filed, But What Do They Say?
Aug 20, 2014
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GreenBiz
Most filers in this initial disclosure year were unable to determine the origin of conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold, known collectively as 3TG)…
Iraq: Troops in Iraq Rout Sunni Militants From a Key Dam
Aug 20, 2014
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NY Times
Iraqi and Kurdish ground troops overran Sunni militants and reclaimed Iraq’s largest dam on Monday, President Obama said, as American warplanes unleashed a barrage of…
Iraq: Iraq Ups Oil Output in South, as Militants Stem Northern Production
Aug 20, 2014
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Wall Street Journal
Iraq is pushing forward with an ambitious increase in production at its prolific southern oil fields, as an Islamist insurgency has strangled output in the…
Iraq: Smuggled Oil Could Fund ISIS Beyond the Battles of Iraq
Aug 20, 2014
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Shale Plays Media
The Islamic State, also known by their older name, ISIS, has systematically attempted (and on some fronts succeeded) to take over prominent infrastructure and resources…