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What States Said on Conflict and the Environment at the UN Last Week and Why It Matters
Nov 16, 2015
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Doug Weir
Last week, quite a lot of governments said quite a lot of things about 2015’s report from the International Law Commission on legal protection for…
Iraq: Low Oil Revenues Could Stymie Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Measures
Nov 16, 2015
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
Iraqi revenues are under strain from conflict and low oil prices, creating a shortage of cash needed to back counter-terrorism efforts, Moody's Analytics said. Supported…
DRC: Ridding the Supply Chain of Conflict Minerals
Nov 16, 2015
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Jonathan Webb, Forbes
Companies and consumers alike are more aware of the goods they buy. Increasingly, they are looking to the supply chain to understand whether some of those purchasing…
South Sudan: Coffee, the First Fruit of South Sudan
Nov 16, 2015
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Marcos Carrieri, Brazil-Arab News Agency
In its fourth year in existence, South Sudan is bearing one of its first fruit: a typical coffee, of the Robusta variety, grown since the…
Iraq: Iraq Replaces Nine Grain Board Officials in Reform Push
Nov 16, 2015
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Reuters
Iraq's acting trade minister replaced nine officials at the country's powerful grain board in an bid to push through anti-corruption reforms ordered by Prime Minister…
Syria/Islamic State: U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS Oil Trucks in Syria
Nov 16, 2015
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Michael R. Gordon, New York Times
ntensifying pressure on the Islamic State, United States warplanes for the first time attacked hundreds of trucks on Monday that the extremist group has been…
Climate Security: Bernie Sanders Explains Connection between Climate Change and Paris Attacks
Nov 15, 2015
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John Wagner, Washington Post
During Saturday night’s Democratic debate here, Bernie Sanders stuck to his assessment that climate change is the biggest national security threat facing the United States.…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: South China Sea Ruling 'Null and Void', Says Ministry
Nov 15, 2015
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Kristen Ingram, Recorder Press
An arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled yesterday that it has jurisdiction to hear a few territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over…
Climate Change: Climate Change Intensifies Conflicts, John Kerry Says
Nov 15, 2015
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Al Jazeera
Negative effects of climate change such as extreme drought are linked to deadly violence in countries such as Syria and Nigeria, and those still denying…
Bernie Is Absolutely Right: Climate Change Makes Terrorism Worse
Nov 14, 2015
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Eric Holthaus
At Saturday night’s second Democratic presidential debate, just a day after ISIS launched horrific coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, moderator and Slatepolitical columnist John Dickerson asked Bernie…
Kerry Announces New Task Force to Integrate Climate Change and Security Issues Into U.S. Foreign Policy
Nov 13, 2015
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Lauren Herzer
In a commanding speech at Old Dominion University this week, Secretary Kerry announced a dramatic step toward integrating climate and security into U.S. foreign policy.…
Iraq/Islamic State: With ISIS Making Millions, U.S. Boosts Its Attacks on Oil Fields
Nov 13, 2015
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Martin Matishak, Fiscal Times
The U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS is revving up its efforts to choke off one of the terror group’s main sources of revenue: oil. Well…
Liberia: Liberian President Says ExxonMobil Return Sign of Investor’s Confidence
Nov 13, 2015
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Global News Network
President Ellen Johnson has hailed oil giant ExxonMobil for its renewed commitment to oil exploration and development of the sector in spite of plummeting prices…
Liberia: US Lifts Sanctions on Liberia after More Than a Decade
Nov 13, 2015
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order lifting the sanctions, pointing to progress made in the West African nation and Taylor's sentencing to 50…
Water Wars: Is a Drying World Stoking the Migration Crisis?
Nov 12, 2015
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Hannah Lawrence
In a heated debate on Wednesday 11 November at the Frontline Club, a panel of writers and scientists discussed the extent to which a drying world…
Iraq: Iraq's Killer Weather
Nov 12, 2015
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Chloe Cornish, IRIN
Iraq is the world’s second most dangerous country, according to the Global Peace Index. Only Syria ranks higher. The UN counts 559 civilians killed by…
Somalia: Report: Kenyan Military ‘in Business’ with Al-Shabab
Nov 12, 2015
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Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy
A new report says Kenya’s military has done a brisk business in sugar and charcoal in Kismayo, Somalia, since pushing al-Shabab from the southern port…
Vietnam/Philippines/South China Sea: Vietnam, Philippines to Sign Strategic Accord
Nov 12, 2015
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Trung Nguyen, Voice of America
The Philippines plans to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam, paving the way for the two countries to boost maritime security cooperation in the…
Fisheries Resource Management and Peacebuilding in Uganda and DRC
Nov 11, 2015
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Jo Robinson
Climate change and population increases are adding pressure to fisheries resources in a lake shared by Uganda and DRC, thereby intensifying intra-and inter-community conflicts in…
Farmers of the Future: Why Mentoring Youth and Girls Is Key to Strengthening India's Food Security
Nov 11, 2015
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Rucha Chitnis
Researchers predict that in a decade or so, India’s population will surpass that of China. Meanwhile, according to this report, India is also losing 2,000…
Sierra Leone: Was Billionaire Steinmetz Betrayed by CEO over Diamond Mine?
Nov 11, 2015
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Thomas Biesheuvel and Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg
The prize is a chunk of African earth that yields some of the most valuable diamonds on the planet for premium jeweler Tiffany & Co.…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: South Sudan Abyei Leader Urges Khartoum to Release 2% of Oil Money
Nov 11, 2015
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Radio Tamazuj
The head of the Abyei Administrative Area Chol Deng Alak has called on the Khartoum government to release to the local governemnt a 2% share…
2015 Wrap up for Responsible Sourcing and Conflict Minerals
Nov 10, 2015
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Harrison Mitchell
We recently started a series of gossip calls with one of our clients – swapping stories from responsible sourcing before getting down to business. It’s…
DRC: DRC's Gold Mining in Troubled Times
Nov 10, 2015
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Gregory Mthembu-Salter, The Africa Report
Mineral commodity prices have all fallen this year, and gold is no exception. But because gold, unlike other minerals, is perceived as a safe haven…
Climate Security: Kerry Flags Security Threat from Climate Change
Nov 10, 2015
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Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy
Just weeks ahead of a major U.N. climate change conference in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made an impassioned call for the United…
Liberia: Payment Scheme Might Influence Kosmos Oil Deal Ratification
Nov 10, 2015
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
From 2005 to now, Liberia has signed several agreement totalling over US$1.6 billion with nothing to show from the ratification in terms of jobs creation,…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output
Nov 10, 2015
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Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP…
How to Keep the Peace in an Age of Water Wars
Nov 9, 2015
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John Converse Townsend
Water is life, but it’s increasingly scarce on planet Earth. The issue isn’t so much one of availability, but of poor management. One billion people…
Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey
Nov 9, 2015
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California Turkish Times
There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water.…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems
Nov 9, 2015
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Wil Crisp, MEED
Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects…