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Can Women Make the World More Peaceful?
Aug 11, 2014
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Laurel Stone
Do women hold the key to a peaceful society? Much is known about the victimisation of women through rape, trafficking, and early marriages, but much…
China/South China Sea: A View From the Sea, as China Flexes Muscle
Aug 9, 2014
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Austin Ramzy, The New York Times
ABOARD CSB-8003, in the South China Sea — As the large white Chinese ship closed in, the smaller Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel could only veer…
Kenya: Youths Block Thika Superhighway to Protest Land Grabbing
Aug 9, 2014
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Albert Nyakundi, The Star
Tension is high on the Thika superhighway after several youth groups and community based organizations protested against a private developer who is fencing of public…
Conflict Minerals: How to Make the Most of Africa’s Business Boom
Aug 9, 2014
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Sara Murphy, The Motley Fool
Following the close of this week's unprecedented U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the business community's eyes are trained on Africa. Perhaps not since colonization has the West…
South China Sea: China to Build Lighthouses on Five Disputed Islands
Aug 8, 2014
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Today
BEIJING — China is planning to build lighthouses on five islands in the South China Sea, the official China News Agency reported yesterday, in what…
Uganda: Uganda's Mineral Exports Dry Up Over 'Conflict' Certificate
Aug 8, 2014
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Nicholas Bariyo, The Wall Street Journal
KAMPALA, Uganda—Mineral exports have ground to a halt because a certification process aimed at stopping so-called "conflict minerals" from leaving the country hasn't been put…
DRC: Brutal, Conflict Minerals Smuggling General Escapes Justice
Aug 8, 2014
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Timo Mueller, Enough Project
In important developments last Thursday, on 31 July, Congolese authorities cleared all charges leveled against General Amisi Kumba, former commander of the Congolese land forces. Amisi was suspended on…
Iraq: The U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Iraq Are All About Oil
Aug 8, 2014
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John B. Judis, New Republic
Last night, President Barack Obama announced that he was authorizing American airtstrikes in Iraq. He described his intervention as a “humanitarian effort to help save…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Talisman Energy, Oryx Petroleum Suspend Operations in Iraq’s Kurdish Region Amid U.S. Air Strikes
Aug 8, 2014
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Yadullah Hussain, Financial Post
As U.S. planes bombed militant forces in northern Iraq, oil companies took emergency measures Friday to keep their staff out of harm’s way.
Talisman Energy Inc.…
South Sudan: Former South Sudan Ambassador Warns of Int’l ‘Hidden Hand’ Interested In Resources, War
Aug 8, 2014
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RIA Novosti
WASHINGTON, - While South Sudan owes its independence to international partners, it is wary of partners acting as a “hidden hand” interested only in its…
Myanmar: Burmese Among Victims of Massive Jade Scam in China
Aug 8, 2014
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Echo Hui, The Irrawaddy
HONG KONG — Hundreds of people, including Burmese jade dealers, have seen their fortunes vanish in a scam described as the biggest jade fraud case…
Myanmar: Myanmar Says Will Not Take Sides in Maritime Dispute
Aug 8, 2014
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May Wong, Channel News Asia
NAY PYI TAW: Myanmar's Information Minister Ye Htut has said Myanmar as ASEAN Chair will not take sides in any maritime dispute the bloc's members have…
Vietnam, China Maritime Disputes: Time For A Paradigm Shift
Aug 7, 2014
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Eurasia Review
Mr Rajaram Panda’s claim that “China’s illegal deployment of Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig is located 60-80 nautical miles deep within the exclusive economic zone…
DRC: Israeli Billionaire Finds 3 bln Barrels of Oil in Congo
Aug 7, 2014
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Peter Jones, Reuters
KINSHASA - An oil company owned by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler said on Thursday it had discovered around 3 billion barrels of oil in the…
South Sudan: Investment in Kenyan Port Offers South Sudan Alternative Oil Export Route
Aug 7, 2014
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Lloyd's List
CHINESE investment to the tune of $480m in the new Kenyan port of Lamu is a significant milestone in enabling South Sudan to export its…
China/Vietnam: Vietnam Walks a Thin Line Between US and China After Oil Rig Exit
Aug 7, 2014
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An Dien, Thanh Nien News
Hanoi has kept the threat of an international lawsuit and stronger relations with Japan and the US on the table even after Beijing removed its…
Natural Resources: The Curse of Developing Countries?
Aug 6, 2014
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Rappler
People are dying while sitting on the riches of their lands. This is the horrid reality in most developing countries, particularly in Indonesia. Covering 1,904,570 square…
Call for Papers: Second Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference
Aug 6, 2014
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Kisii University
Particular topics of interest include: East and West in Energy, Water, Agriculture and Development, East and West, Urbanization and Rural Development, East and West, Peace,…
Long-term Arrangement (LTA) for Provision of Technical Experts for Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) and Post Conflict Needs Assessment (PCNA)
Aug 6, 2014
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United Nations Children's Fund
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF) Wishes to invite you to submit a proposal for Long-term Arrangement (LTA) for provision of Technical Experts for Post Disaster…
Artisanal Gold Mining in the Amazon: Small-Scale Actions and Massive Challenges
Aug 6, 2014
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Columbia University
Perhaps the most immediate threat to Peru’s forests comes from illegal small-scale gold mining, which accounts for nearly 20% of all of the country’s gold…
Iraq/Kurdistan: A Tanker’s Tale: Iraq’s Oil Divide - Caught Up in a Row Between Kurdistan and Baghdad
Aug 6, 2014
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The Independent
Sixty miles off the coast of Texas sits a crude oil tanker fully loaded with years of antagonism between the Kurdish region of Iraq and…
South China Sea/China: China’s SOEs Test The Waters In The South China Sea
Aug 6, 2014
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Dr. Meg Bowman, The Establishment Post
In early May, the Chinese HYSY-981 oil rig was moved into waters near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The oil rig…
Sudan: Sudan MP Accuses Army of Land Grabbing in Sennar
Aug 6, 2014
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Radio Tamazuj
Yusuf Abu Rouf, a member of Sudan’s National Legislative Assembly has accused elements of the Sudanese Armed Forces of grabbing land belonging to the Rufaa…
Syria: ISIL Seizes Village in Syria's Oil-Rich Deir ez-Zor
Aug 6, 2014
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World Bulletin
Militants led by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – ISIL – captured Wednesday Suwayda village near Syria's eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, said…
Belgium: Consultant - EU & Responsible Minerals
Aug 5, 2014
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Global Witness
Global Witness' research on conflict minerals in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exposed how warring parties make millions of dollars each year…
UK: Assistant to Executive Director and Senior Legal Manager
Aug 5, 2014
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Global Witness
Global Witness is looking for a highly organised and professional Executive Assistant to provide support to the Executive Director and Senior Legal Manager.
This is a…
Will Climate Change Lead to Conflict or Cooperation?
Aug 5, 2014
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IPS
Director of the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, Raleigh thinks that researchers and the media have put too simplistic a spin on the…
Iraq: Middle East Water Wars: Why Islamic State Wants Iraq's Dams
Aug 5, 2014
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Nigel Wilson, International Business Times
When ultra-violent militants sliced through the outskirts of Iraq's northern capital of Mosul in June, central government soldiers quickly melted away into the southern desert…
South Sudan: Document: South Sudan Govt Seeks to Silence Famine Warnings
Aug 5, 2014
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Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan’s government has issued an advisory to humanitarian organizations not to publish independent statements on the food and nutrition situation in the country without…
South China Sea/Vietnam: Vietnam Orders Fishing Boats to be Armed with Machine Guns
Aug 5, 2014
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Want China Times
The Vietnamese government has issued an order stipulating that boats under the jurisdiction of the country's fishery law enforcement command should be equipped with weapons,…