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China/South China Sea: Chinese Patriotism Fuels Cruises to Disputed Isles
Sep 30, 2014
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Peng Peng and Jack Chang, Associated Press
On a cruise more about politics than pleasure, Zhang Jing watched the gray shells of the Paracel Islands emerge from the purple, pre-dawn South China…
Vietnam/South China Sea: US and Vietnam to Discuss Curbing China’s Sea Claims
Sep 30, 2014
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David Brown, Epoch Times
When Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meet in early October, China’s aggressive behavior in the waters of…
Liberia: Gov't Reduces Petroleum Prices
Sep 30, 2014
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All Africa
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in close consultation with the management of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, (LPRC) has announced a reduction in the…
Iraq/Syria: Who Is Buying The Islamic State’s Illegal Oil?
Sep 30, 2014
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Chris Dalby, OILPRICE
In June 2014, computer files captured from a courier for the Islamic State shortly after the fall of Mosul revealed that the group had assets…
Nepal’s Micro-hydropower Projects Have Surprising Effect On Peace Process
Sep 29, 2014
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Florian Krampe
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fifth assessment, which has been rolling out in stages since last September, confirms a crucial divide in current climate…
Call for Papers - ISARS 2015, Delphi (Greece) - Sacred Landscapes and Conflict Transformation. History, Space, Place and Power in Shamanism
Sep 29, 2014
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International Society for Academic Research on Shamanism (ISARS)
In many parts of the world the wide array of religious-healing complexes defined as shamanism are mainly linked to ancient oral cultures and societies. Of…
Chinese Offshore Oil Company Fuels South China Sea Tension
Sep 29, 2014
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The Diplomat
The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) announced on September 15 that the HD981 oil rig has discovered a new gas field called Lingshui 17-2, some 150…
The Environmental Consequences of Targeting Syria’s Oil Refineries
Sep 29, 2014
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Toxic Remnants of War
On the 25th September, the US-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Syria began targeting oil refineries under the control of militants from Islamic State (IS). The TRWP…
Philippines/South China Sea: U.S. and Philippines Hold Joint Military Exercises
Sep 29, 2014
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Floyd Whaley, New York Times
SUBIC BAY, Philippines — Joint military exercises between the United States Navy and its Philippine counterpart kicked off on Monday in Palawan, the island closest…
Iraq: Fighting Robs Iraqi Farmers of Harvest
Sep 29, 2014
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Omar al-Jaffal, Al Monitor
Approximately 60% of the residents of the Salahuddin province, 175 kilometers (109 miles) north of Baghdad, work in farming. Salahuddin was ranked the top producing…
Middle East: Middle East Wild Crops Essential for World Food Security
Sep 29, 2014
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Nadia El-Awady, Nature Middle East
Wild-growing crops in the Middle East could be key to global food security and should be protected and utilised. Two areas in Syria have the world’s…
Sri Lanka: Land Grabs Galore in Uva
Sep 28, 2014
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Nirmala Kannagara
Rampant land grabbing in Uva by the ruling party politicians was one of the key reasons why the government faced a setback at the recently…
Syria: US-Led Airstrikes Hit Militant-Held Syrian Oil Refinery Near Turkish Border
Sep 28, 2014
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Matthew Desmond, Associated Press, US News & World Report
SANLIURFA, Turkey — Airstrikes likely carried out by the U.S.-led coalition struck an oil refinery in Syria held by the Islamic State group on Sunday,…
Iraq/Syria: Isil Oil Funds Don’t Stretch as Far as You Might Think
Sep 28, 2014
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Robin Mills, The National
As repeatedly happens in Middle East conflict, oil infrastructure was a military target last week. On Wednesday, UAE and Saudi warplanes supported US forces in…
South Sudan: 'Dead Aid': Is There Any Hope Left for South Sudan's Economy?
Sep 28, 2014
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Al Bawaba
When South Sudan was born, the world's youngest country had generous Western allies and sturdy oil exports, a formula that offered a chance to build a modern economy and drag its…
Iraq: Turkey, Iraq Trade Ties to Boom, Says Energy Minister
Sep 27, 2014
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Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL — Energy Minister Taner Yıldız, speaking at an interview on Friday dismissed the allegations that Turkey is ignoring ISIS's oil trade along Turkey's borders.…
Iraq/Syria: ISIS Oil Is Going to Its Enemy, the Syrian Regime
Sep 26, 2014
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Ellen Weiss, ABC News
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Call it an unholy alliance, call it complicated, call it the Middle East – but according to several experts, it appears that…
Timor-Leste: Oil Dispute Prompts East Timor PM to Stay
Sep 26, 2014
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Matthew Pennington, Herald Sun
Veteran East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao says he's pushing back plans to stand down as the fledgling nation's prime minister as his fledgling nation continues…
Syria: Militants Stop Pumping Oil in East Syria after Raids, Activists Say
Sep 26, 2014
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AFP
Beirut: Militants with Daesh have stopped oil extraction from fields in Deir Al Zor province in eastern Syria after US-led strikes targeted refineries, activists told…
Myanmar: MPs Urge Prompt Return of Confiscated Land
Sep 26, 2014
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Nyein Nyein and Zarni Mann, The Irrawaddy
Lawmakers in Burma’s Parliament have urged relevant government ministries to swiftly facilitate the return of unused land that had been confiscated from farmers, or to…
Russia/Ukraine: Under Pact, Russia to Give Gas to Ukraine
Sep 26, 2014
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Melissa Eddy and Alison Smale, New York Times
BERLIN — European officials said Friday that they had brokered a deal between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ensuring gas flows to keep factories running…
China/India/Kashmir: India and China Step Back from Standoff in Kashmir
Sep 26, 2014
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Hari Kumar, New York Times
NEW DELHI — India and China have agreed to defuse the nearly three-week-old standoff between troops in the disputed border region of Ladakh, Kashmir, the…
Colombia: Mining Companies Ordered to Return Land to Natives in Colombia
Sep 26, 2014
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World Bulletin
A Colombian legal tribunal has ordered 11 companies to halt gold-mining operations in a 50,000-hectare (124,000-acre) reserve in the northwest of the country and return…
Multiple Locations: Resettlement Project Manager
Sep 25, 2014
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rePlan
Location: Current and future rePlan projects. We are currently operating in Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and the Balkans. Recently completed projects include those…
Afghanistan: Rural Development Senior Advisor
Sep 25, 2014
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Swedish Committee for Afghanistan
SCA has been working in Afghanistan since 1982 and is presently managing development programmes linked to five Strategic Objectives– Health, Education, Rural Livelihoods and Community…
Africa: Resettlement Project Manager / Chef de projet, Projet sur la réinstallation des populations Afrique
Sep 25, 2014
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rePlan
Location: Current and future projects in Africa. We are currently operating in Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal. Recently completed projects include those…
Latin America: Resettlement Project Manager / Gerente de Proyecto de Reasentamiento América Latina
Sep 25, 2014
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rePlan
Location: Current and future projects in Latin America. We are currently operating in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Recently completed projects include those in Panama and Dominican…
Africa: Social Scientist (English and French)
Sep 25, 2014
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rePlan
Social Scientist (English and French)
The Social Scientist will lead fieldwork in social impact assessment, social baseline studies, community consultation, participatory planning, and capacity building with…
Latin America: Social Scientist (English and Spanish)
Sep 25, 2014
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rePlan
Social Scientist (English and Spanish)
The Social Scientist will lead fieldwork in social impact assessment, social baseline studies, community consultation, participatory planning, and capacity building with…
The Search for Win-Win Solutions to the Natural Resource Issues in the Kachin Conflict
Sep 25, 2014
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Dr. Evan Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution at Nova Southeastern University
Located in the northern part of Myanmar and sharing borders with China and India, Kachin state is rich in numerous different types of natural resources…