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Pakistan: Funds Collected through Illicit Means Being Used for Terror, Criminal Activities: Rangers
Jun 11, 2015
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The Express Tribune
Billions of rupees gathered through illicit means including extortion, land grabbing, illegal hydrants, smuggling are funneled by political parties, influential men, religious organisations, militants and…
Liberia: US$120m Investment for Sinoe
Jun 11, 2015
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The New Dawn
The people of Sinoe County, southeast Liberia are expected to benefit from a US$120 million mining investment by Hamburg International, a foreign company.Briefing reporters Tuesday,…
Syria: ISIS Militants Blow Up Gas Pipeline to Syrian Capital
Jun 11, 2015
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Eben Blake, International Business Times
Islamic State group jihadists blew up a natural gas pipeline that runs from eastern Syria to the suburbs of Damascus late Wednesday night, according to Agence…
Conflict, Forced Migration and Property Claims
Jun 10, 2015
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Sandra Joireman and Jon Unruh
Amidst widespread fighting in Iraq and Syria, millions of distressed civilians have fled their homes. In Yemen as well, war has led to mass displacement…
Is Wildlife Trafficking a National Security Threat?
Jun 10, 2015
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Cameron Lagrone and Josh Busby
Trafficking of illegal wildlife goods is quickly becoming one of the most lucrative illicit businesses in the world. With growing demand in Asia, an industry…
Liberia: How Bribery, Interests Killed Liberia’s Rice Farm Project
Jun 10, 2015
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Samwar S. Fallah, Front Page Africa
Liberians across the divide are still wondering why a US$30 million mechanized rice production project which was dubbed a rescue for a country heavily reliant…
Colombia: Crudo Derramado por las Farc en Putumayo Afectó 9 Humedales (Oil Spilled by the FARC in Putumayo in September Affected Wetlands)
Jun 10, 2015
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El Tiempo
Si el costo ambiental inmediato del derrame de 3.120 barriles de crudo en el Putumayo en la madrugada del lunes por presión de las Farc…
Iraq: Wheat-Importing Iraq Plans to Be Net Grain Exporter by 2017
Jun 10, 2015
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq, a wheat-importing nation where flat bread is a staple, plans to become a net exporter of the grain within two years, government officials said.…
Liberia: Following Allotment of Huge Salaries to Executives, NOCAL Concedes Bankruptcy, Calls for Merger?
Jun 10, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, GNN Liberia
The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) is said to be on the verge of collapse due to the departure of millions of dollars oil…
Tajikistan: Second President Says about Threat of Water Wars in Central Asia
Jun 10, 2015
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Azerbaijan Business Center
More and more leaders of Central Asian states support the forecast of Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, on a threat of wars due to water…
China/Japan/East China Sea: Don’t Blame the Oil Rigs for Unrest in East China Sea
Jun 10, 2015
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Emily Meierding, Time
A year ago last month, China moved its oil drilling rig, the HD-981, into waters around the Paracel Islands. China’s exploratory drilling provoked a confrontation…
Myanmar: Myitkyina District Court Charges Chinese Timber Smugglers under Public Property Protection Act
Jun 10, 2015
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Eleven Myanmar
The court in Myitkyina District, Kachin State, charged 85 Chinese timber smugglers under the Public Property Protection Act. The law carries a sentence of at…
DRC: 'We Will Win Peace' - On 'Conflict Minerals', Humanitarian Advocacy and Congo
Jun 10, 2015
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African Arguments
In 2010, the United States Congress passed the expansive sounding ‘Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’. Its section 1502 contained a requirement which…
Ukraine Seeks New Russia Gas Deal as Military Tensions Rise
Jun 9, 2015
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Elena Mazneva
Ukraine needs to negotiate a new natural-gas deal with Russia just as the conflict between the two countries risks escalating again.
A gas-price agreement with Russian…
Adaptation, Resistance, or Subversion: How Will Water Politics Be Affected by Climate Change?
Jun 9, 2015
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Anders Jägerskog, Anton Earle, & Ashok Swain
One of the primary ways climate change is expected to affect international relations is through water. There are more than 270 bodies of water that cross over…
Israel/Jordan/Palestine: SIWI Advances Water Cooperation in the Lower Jordan River Valley
Jun 9, 2015
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Stockholm International Water Institute
In their opening remarks, EcoPeace Middle East Directors from Jordan, Palestine and Israel highlighted how the current ecological and economic demise of the valley is…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Warns Oil Output at Risk of Collapse on Lack of Funds
Jun 9, 2015
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Firat Kayakiran and Grant Smith, Bloomberg
Oil producers in Iraqi Kurdistan will have to close operations if they don’t receive agreed export payments, according to the regional authorities.
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi, Kurdish Officials Clash over Oil Shipments, Payments
Jun 9, 2015
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Reuters
Iraq paid the autonomous Kurdistan region only around half its monthly share of the national budget in May as part of other spending cuts, the…
DRC: UK Oil Firm 'Paid Congolese Officer who Offered Bribe to Virunga Park Ranger'
Jun 9, 2015
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John Vidal, The Guardian
British oil company Soco International paid $42,000 (£27,000) to a Congolese military officer who allegedly tried to bribe opponents of its oil exploration in Africa’s…
Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform Expands Listing of Courses, Seeks Additional Courses to Include
Jun 8, 2015
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ELI & UNEP
Three environmental peacebuilding courses by Outward Bound Peacebuilding have been added to the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform. They are the "Palestinian and Israeli Emerging Leaders…
The Sahel Beyond the Headlines: Underlying Demographic, Environmental Trends Erode Resilience
Jun 8, 2015
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Carley Chavara, Theo Wilson, and Schuyler Null
Between the Sahara to the north and savanna to the south lies the semi-arid Sahel, a region stretching from Senegal to Sudan that has experienced…
What is Peru’s Biggest Environmental Conflict Right Now?
Jun 8, 2015
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David Hill
Tia Maria has been one of the country’s main news stories over the last couple of months, with local people protesting, a “State of Emergency”…
Iraq: Iraq to Form Special 'Oil Army' to Fend off ISIL Threat
Jun 8, 2015
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Andrew Critchlow, The Telegraph
Iraq is mobilising a 27,000 strong army of security personnel to protect its oil and energy facilities from attacks by Islamic State insurgents. Adel Abdel…
Climate Security: Harper Faces Tough Talk on Climate Change, Security Threats at G7 Summit
Jun 7, 2015
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Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
The G7 leaders started their annual meeting Sunday during which Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected to face discussions on a topic he has been…
Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Industry Needs to Reassert its Claims
Jun 7, 2015
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Saadallah Al Fathi, Gulf News
The seminar held by the Iraqi Forum of Intellectuals and Academics - and which I talked about last week - had a good presentation about…
Liberia: Charges against Oil Company 'Bribery' Indictees Dropped
Jun 7, 2015
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Front Page Africa
Knowing that corruption was prevalent among public officials in government and the negative impact it has made on the lives of ordinary Liberians over the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kurdistan Reports Record Oil Exports
Jun 6, 2015
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Press TV
The KRG has announced that nearly 18 million barrels of oil were exported in May. That’s about 578,000 barrels of oil per day. The rare…
South Sudan: South Sudan Fighting Escalates in Oil States Before Peace Talks
Jun 6, 2015
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Fighting between rebels and government forces in South Sudan’s oil-producing states intensified, the army said before the two sides meet on Monday for peace talks.…
Oil and Sustainable Peace in South Sudan
Jun 5, 2015
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Gurtong
Shortly after independence, the National Legislative Assembly enacted two important pieces of legislation: Petroleum Act (2012) and Petroleum Revenue Management Act (2013). These two laws…
Revealed: How America Could Stop China in the South China Sea
Jun 5, 2015
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Robert A. Newson and Lauren Dickey
Beijing’s release of its new military strategy has surely captured the attention of many. Now, more than ever before, the Chinese military has made clear its intentions…