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Month: February 2009

We’re on the brink of disaster

Posted on 27th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

Every outbreak of violence has its own distinctive origins and characteristics. All, however, are driven by a similar combination of anxiety about the future and lack of confidence in the ability of established institutions to deal with the problems at hand. […] The riots that erupted in the spring of 2008 in response to rising…

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Lord Stern: Deal with climate change or prepare for “extended world war”

Posted on 25th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

“[Temperature change above 2 degrees Celsius would] transform where people can live […] People would move on a massive scale. Hundreds of millions, probably billions of people would have to move if you talk about 4-, 5-, 6-degree increases […And that would mean extended global conflict] because there’s no way the world can handle that…

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Afghans killed… by pollution too

Posted on 24th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

Three decades of war and severe drought have already damaged the country’s environment with widespread desertification and deforestation and loss of vegetation and wildlife, deputy head of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency said. But now, overpopulation in Afghanistan’s cities, the burning of poor quality fuel, thousands of imported old cars, no proper waste management or…

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Reports: Nature’s riches fought over – and over again

Posted on 23rd February 2009 by Benno Hansen

Two recent reports confirms the role of natural resources in armed conflict. One UN, one academic. From UN’s report on the importance of the environment in conflict and peacebuilding: Since the end of the Cold War, at least eighteen violent conflicts have been driven by the exploitation of natural resources. While political and military issues…

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Equatorial Guinea: Oil found yesterday, coup attempted today

Posted on 17th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

Mega-disclaimer: I haven’t looked into the details. These two pieces of news may very well be entirely unrelated. Or they could be completely entwined. In any case when such news converge I simply have to take note. For starters how about a usually credible source: BBC / Mystery over E Guinea gun battle An unidentified…

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2nd Iraqi oil conflict?

Posted on 15th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

The closest U.S. allies in Iraq — the Kurds — feel abandoned by Washington these days and say war with the Arab-dominated central government is likely without American pressure to resolve disputes that predate even the era of Saddam Hussein. Tension between the Arabs and Kurds is multifaceted, but one of the major flashpoints is…

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Diamonds: Conflict, blood, war

Posted on 8th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

News Valentines diamonds to die for: Precious gem could come from a child worker like Ali, 13 Ali Tarawally should be rich beyond most people’s wildest dreams. The orphan has spent the past three years scouring the jungle of Sierra Leone – one of the most abundant places for diamonds on the planet – digging…

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Shell Gas Plant in Nigeria Attacked by Militants

Posted on 8th February 2009 by Benno Hansen

Nigeria’s main militant group said it attacked a gas plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil company. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, attacked the Utorogun site today, it said in an e-mailed statement. Precious Okolobo, a Shell spokesman in Nigeria, confirmed the attack. “We’re carrying out…

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Indian analysis: “USA might have benefited a great deal from its [lost] war in Afghanistan”

Posted on 1st February 2009 by Benno Hansen

What hits Russian interests most is that if the Caucasian route materialises, the US would have consolidated its military presence in South Caucasus on a long-term basis. Ever since the conflict in the Caucasus in August, the US has maintained a continuous naval presence in the Black Sea, with regular port calls in Georgia. The…

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Iceland: Economy down, exploitation up

Posted on 1st February 2009 by Benno Hansen

Issue Iceland To Increase Illegal Killing of Endangered Fin Whales Last year, Iceland killed nine endangered Fin whales. A few months back they began exporting the meat from the endangered whales to Japan, which is a clear violation of international law. This year, they want to kill 150. Iceland’s whale-hunting increase sparks outcry among conservationists…

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markamesexiled Mark Ames @markamesexiled ·
20 Nov

EU using Azerbaijan dictatorship to launder its Russian gas supplies. Russia gets its gas revenues, EU gets its winter gas at a premium, a premium worth paying because it allows them to continue pontificating. Europeans are whacky.
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Russia’s Gazprom will supply Azerbaijan with up to 1 billion cubic metres of natural gas this winter, Moscow’s Kommersant reports, saying the deal will relieve domestic demand and help Baku meet its commitment to export more to the EU and other Western nations.

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theredlinepod The Red Line - Podcast @theredlinepod ·
15 Nov

WE'RE HIRING 💼💼

The Red Line is currently expanding our research and analysis teams here at the show.

So if you have a mind for geopolitics, and want to work one-on-one with ambassadors, analysts, and security experts, we would love to hear from you.

https://www.linkedin.com/hiring/jobs/3354920920/detail/

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1 Nov

Enormous emissions gap between top 1% and poorest, study highlights https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/01/polluting-elite-enormous-carbon-dioxide-emissions-gap-between-poorest-autonomy-study?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1667286667

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theredlinepod The Red Line - Podcast @theredlinepod ·
24 Oct

THE GREEN LINE << PART 2 >>

HOW THE CHINESE MILITARY IS PREPARING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE 🇨🇳🇨🇳

Climate Change has become THE make or break issue for the Chinese government, and the effects are already threatening internal security, and regional alliances.

https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/how-the-chinese-military-is-preparing-for-climate-change-the-green-line

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petergleick Peter Gleick 🇺🇸 @petergleick ·
22 Oct

Weaponizing water in the Russia-Ukraine wr.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/how-water-has-been-weaponised-ukraine-2022-10-22/

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