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Iraq: Temperatures, And Tempers, Soar In Iraq

Aug 3, 2015 | Peter O’Dowd, Here & Now

A year after the U.S. launched air strikes against ISIS in Iraq, the fight continues, but now there’s a new threat to the Iraqi people —…

China/ASEAN: China-ASEAN Sea Spat Hotline in the Works

Aug 3, 2015 | Rio N. Araja, AFP

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China are discussing setting up a hotline to handle emergencies stemming from territorial disputes over the South China…

China: Police in China's Hainan Beat, Detain Villagers over Land Protest

Aug 3, 2015 | Shiny Li and Feng Xiaoming, Radio Free Asia

Chinese police attacked a protest rally in southern China’s island province of Hainan on Friday, beating and detaining 10, as more than a thousand villagers…

Nepal: Senior Adviser (National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme)

Aug 2, 2015 | Danida

As senior adviser at the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre you will support the Director in managing the 40 staff to implement the programme, which is aimed…

Nepal: Shelter Delegate

Aug 2, 2015 | Swiss Red Cross

The Swiss Red Cross (SRC) is part of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – the world’s largest independent humanitarian organization. The movement has three parts:…

Afghanistan: University Agribusiness Development Specialist

Aug 2, 2015 | Purdue University

Provide the critical coordination function for capacity building activities within the Ministry of Higher Education partner universities (Balkh, Kandahar, Khost, Kunduz and Nangarhar) related to…

Cambodia: Gov’t Still Disputing Licadho Land Grab Report

Aug 2, 2015 | Chea Vannak, Khmer Times

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction responded on Saturday to a scathing report by rights group Licado which claimed that land disputes…

Iraq: Rivers Dry Up in Iraq as Country Struggles through Unprecedented Heatwave Three Days after Temperatures Hit 71C

Aug 2, 2015 | Mark Duell, Daily Mail

The people of Iraq today continued to battle through temperatures so hot that the country has been given a mandatory four-day holiday. Scorching weather is…

South China Sea: AMM to Discuss South China Sea Dispute

Aug 1, 2015 | Rahimy Rahim, The Star

Malaysia is encouraged by the progress to finalise the code of conduct (CoC) among claimant countries in the South China Sea, but expressed concern that…

Iraq: Angry Protests over Poor Services Spread across Iraq

Aug 1, 2015 | AFP

Hundreds of Iraqis demonstrated Saturday over the poor quality of water in the southern city of Basra, as protests demanding better services from the government…

South Sudan: Sad About Cecil? These African Animals Are Slaughtered by the Thousands

Aug 1, 2015 | Margot Kiser, The Daily Beast

A hopeful myth persists in this region that “wildlife refugees”—fauna in flight from war-ravaged habitats—will return one day when the conflict is over. Would that…

DRC: Policy Analyst

Jul 31, 2015 | Enough Project

The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of…

Why Has Sea Level Rise Not Been Securitized by the PLA?

Jul 31, 2015 | Wilson VornDick

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which is set to take place in Paris later this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently announced…

China/South China Sea: China Is Building a New South China Sea Fleet for its Maritime Militia

Jul 31, 2015 | Prashanth Parameswaran, The Diplomat

China is building a new South China Sea fishing fleet for its maritime militia in a move that could intensify regional disputes, an expert told…

Myanmar: Freeing of Chinese Loggers Riles Myanmar Citizens

Jul 31, 2015 | Tim McLaughlin and Hnin Yadana Zaw. Reuters

Myanmar's newspapers and social media users reacted with anger and disappointment on Friday to the government's decision to include 155 Chinese in a mass amnesty,…

China/Malaysia/South China Sea: How Worried Should Malaysia Be about the South China Sea Dispute?

Jul 30, 2015 | Arief Irsyad, Malaysian Digest

Just two days ago, China's navy carried out a 'live firing drill' in the South China Sea, supposedly in a bid to improve its maritime…

Conflict Minerals: Fair-Trade Thinking in Smartphone World

Jul 30, 2015 | Derek Scally, Irish Times

The Fairphone is about bringing fair-trade thinking to the smartphone world. The story began five years ago with a campaign to raise public awareness of…

Syria: Syrian Kurds Refine Oil for Themselves for First Time

Jul 30, 2015 | AFP

Smoke rises as crude oil is heated in Rmeilan oil field of Syria's Hasakeh province, where the Kurds, having fought off jihadists, are extracting and…

Liberia: Brown Debunks Global Witness 'Snake Oil' Report

Jul 30, 2015 | Wilfred Gortor, Liberia News Agency

Information Minister Lewis G. Brown has refuted reports by the advocacy group Global Witness that the Government of Liberia is involved in unwholesome acts such…

Myanmar: Myanmar Frees Loggers From China amid a Broader Amnesty

Jul 30, 2015 | Wai Moe

Days after a court in Myanmar sentenced more than 150 Chinese citizens to life in prison for illegal logging, resulting in objections from Beijing, the…

Thirsty Swiss Cows are Harbingers of (Water) War

Jul 30, 2015 | Mark Gilbert, Bloomberg View

A quarrel has broken out between Switzerland and France after the Swiss army was caught stealing water from a French lake. While Switzerland's aqua grab seems to…

Whatever Happened to the 5th Geneva Convention?

Jul 29, 2015 | Doug Weir

The acceptance that legal protection for the environment from the ravages of armed conflict needs improvement has a long history. During the last three decades,…

Turning the Climate-Security Problem on Its Head: Geoff Dabelko Talks G7 ‘Climate for Peace’ Report

Jul 29, 2015 | Linnea Bennett

Conversations around climate change often take place at the “30,000-foot level,” said Ohio University Professor and ECSP Senior Advisor Geoff Dabelko in a recent radio interview…

This Is What Could Start a War between India and China

Jul 29, 2015 | Palmo Tenzin

While everyone’s anxiously watching and analyzing the events unraveling in the South China Sea, there’s another resource conflict involving China that also deserves attention. In…

Turkey: Turkish Oil Pipeline from Iraq Bombed

Jul 29, 2015 | Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International

For the second consecutive day, pipelines running through southern Turkey have become the target of militant campaigns drawing attention from NATO. Turkish Energy Minister Taner…

Philippines/Mindanao: FAO Helps Farmers in Conflict-Torn Mindanao Catch Planting Season

Jul 29, 2015 | GMA News

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched an assistance program to allow farmers in conflict-torn and disaster-hit Central Mindanao catch up with the first…

Sudan: Sudan Sees Hydropower Boost after Protests over Electricity Cuts

Jul 29, 2015 | Bassem Abo Alabass Mohamme, Bloomberg

Sudan plans to boost electricity output by about 15 percent with new hydropower equipment in the coming year as power cuts in the capital spur…

Sudan: Govt Signs Unprecedented Gold Exploration Agreement with Russia

Jul 29, 2015 | SudaNow

Sudan and Russia on Wednesday signed a gold exploration agreement, described by Khartoum as unprecedented. The agreement was signed at the Republican Palace, in the…

Arctic Diplomacy Requires Convergence of Military and Scientific Interests

Jul 28, 2015 | Saleem Ali

Scientists and the military have a long history of engagement but largely in a client-donor relationship. Yet, global environmental change is providing another opportunity for more “natural”…

Senior Communications Advisor

Jul 27, 2015 | Global Witness

Global Witness is seeking a dynamic and experienced communications professional to work on our conflict and fragile states campaign. This campaign covers our work on conflict minerals,…