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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…
Philippines/Mindanao: Mindanao Land Grabs to Worsen w/ Govt 1-M has. Palm Oil Expansion plan
Oct 27, 2015
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Bohol News Today
The militant peasant organization Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) today joined the People’s Welcome (Salubungan) of the more than 700 Lakbayanis who travelled to Manila…
China/United States/South China Sea: South China Sea: China Slams US over Warship Sailing Near Artificial Islands; US Ambassador 'Summoned'
Oct 27, 2015
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ABC News
The United States has defied China by sending a warship close to a series of artificial islands it claims in the South China Sea, prompting…
Myanmar: Caterpillar Disputes Illicit Jade Ties, Says ‘Robust Screening’ Used
Oct 27, 2015
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Seamus Martov, The Irrawaddy
On the back of an explosive report into Burma’s jade trade, global construction giant Caterpillar has told The Irrawaddy that it took measures to ensure…
Iraq: How Climate Change Is Threatening Iraq’s Fragile Security
Oct 27, 2015
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John Knefel, The Nation
In a telling exchange during the first Democratic primary presidential debate earlier this month, the candidates were asked to articulate the greatest threat to US…
Will the European Endgame on Conflict Minerals Put an End to Financing Rape in the DRC?
Oct 26, 2015
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Margot Wallström and Denis Mukwege
In the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups and criminal operators terrorize the population. Sexual violence against women is…
'Greening' of a Dam Prompts Damning Accusations
Oct 26, 2015
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Kyaw Phyo Tha
In Burma these days, there are really only two colors that people are talking about: red and green.
If you say “red,” you are no longer…
How to Fight Conflict Minerals? Mandatory Disclosure.
Oct 26, 2015
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Cass R. Sunstein
At least in theory, one of the best ways for Congress to protect consumers and investors is by requiring companies to disclose information. Credit card…
Myanmar: Chin State Faces Looming Food Shortage after Flood Crisis
Oct 26, 2015
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Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
Three months after the nationwide flood disaster, civil society groups say that government has vastly underestimated the damage toll in Chin State, where locals are…
Liberia: Ellen Son’s Kosmos Energy to Inexpensively Purchase Oil Blocks 6&7 from US$30M to US$7M
Oct 26, 2015
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Global News Network
A local daily in Monrovia has reported that one of the sons of Liberian leader, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Robert A. Sirleaf has reportedly established a…
Liberia: Bomi County Citizens Decry Denial of Extractive Benefits
Oct 26, 2015
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FrontPageAfrica
A cross section of Civil Society Actors, citizens and interest groups of Bomi County has decried what they described as denial of benefits from extractions…
DRC: New DRC Mining Regulations Could Encourage Corruption
Oct 26, 2015
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Laura Cornish, Mining Review
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)is planning to remove “crucial regulations banning politicians and senior army figures” from owning mining rights. This is according to a…
Syria: US, Russian Jets Team Up for First Time to Destroy ISIS Oil Field, Pipelines in Syria
Oct 25, 2015
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Andre Mitchell, Christian Today
For the first time, the United States and Russia conducted combined airstrikes on an Islamic State-controlled oil field in Raqqa in eastern Syria, a major…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Technical Coordinator
Oct 24, 2015
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Bureau of the Environment and Development
Descriptif du poste: Installé (-e) à Brazzaville, le (-a) titulaire du poste sera en charge de la Coordination de l’assistance technique tout au long du programme…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Chief of Party
Oct 24, 2015
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Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS is recruiting for a Chief of Party to ensure the oversight, administration, and coordination of activities supported by USAID under the Central Africa Forest…
China/United States/South China Sea: US Patrols to Raise Stakes with Beijing in Disputed South China Sea
Oct 24, 2015
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Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom, Livemint
US plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days,…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: Amid Anti-ISIS Coalition in Syria and Iraq, Oil Sales Earn $50M a Month for Islamic State
Oct 23, 2015
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Michael Kaplan, International Business Times
The Islamic State militant group brings in up to $50 million each month in oil sales, allowing the militants to prolong their control over large swathes…