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November 5, 2009 | Posted by Michael McCarthy, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern - 8:21am | 0 Comments
- Egypt and Sudan are in tense negotiations with other Nile nations over water rights and water security, according to Xinhua.
- An abundant supply of natural gas will likely drive down prices and reduce Russia's ability to blackmail its customers, according to The Financial Times. FT also reports on one gas industry spokesman's insistence that climate change action and energy security are linked.
- Green Inc. reports that economists overwhelmingly agree that climate change poses threats to the economy of the United States—which naturally affects U.S. security as well.
- When President Obama visits next week, Japan will not have reached a decision on moving the U.S. military base on Okinawa, according to Stars and Stripes. As we have noted before, this base closure issue is partly about environmental concerns.
- The Iraqi government has awarded the West Qurna-1 oil field to a consortium led by Exxon Mobile and Royal Dutch Shell and is seen as another crucial step for Iraq in opening up its oil fields to international companies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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