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Go Japan! And CNAS!
On Monday, we mentioned the successful conference on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Japan through last week. While I haven’t yet had time to read the detai...
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The United States & China: Escalating Tensions at the UNFCCC or a New Geo-Political Reality?
Making a guest appearance on the blog today is the talented Alex Stark, CNAS natural security veteran who now spends her free time traveling to China (last month) and Cancun (...
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This Weekend's News: Misc. Natural Security Fun
Late last week, Japan concluded a successful international conference on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, pledging $2 billion for conservation efforts and pulling th...
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Guest Contributor Chris Scanzoni: Sudan, Oil and Security
Though the conflict in Darfur has publicly captivated Americans, U.S. officials are vigorously striving to prevent a war in Sudan that promises even greater human costs. A Jan...
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The US-Pak gap pt 2
A couple of people have made the point that I skipped over India in my overview of Pakistan-US relations. It's a fair point. India is a post by itself (hence the new post). In...
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The US-Pak gap
"I'm curious, though, to hear from my Islamabad-based blogging partner how he would square the circle facing U.S. policy-makers." Right, well... hmm... I feel slightly fraudul...
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Natural (Security) Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations
In keeping with the tradition of highlighting our CNAS colleagues’ work here on the blog, I draw your attention to a new CNAS report, Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Futur...
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Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
In his new book, MONSOON: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (A Random House Hardcover, On Sale: October 19, 2010), bestselling author and CNAS Senior Fellow Ro...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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This Weekend’s News: Afghanistan’s Long-Term Stability
War is hell. And many Afghans are reminded of this every day. That was my take away from this report in The New York Times on Sunday, “In Afghan South, U.S. Faces Frustrated R...
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Rare Earths and U.S. National Security: What You Need to Know
If you have been following the news the last couple of weeks, you probably watched the showdown unfold between China and Japan in the East China Sea. On September 7, the Japan...
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Where Did Alex Go? A Natural Security Blog Alum Update
You may often wonder to yourself, what happens to our natural security bloggers when they leave CNAS? In particular, what happened to Alex Stark? As it turns out, she's in Chi...
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This Weekend’s News: Baghdad is Abuzz without Electricity
As I was perusing the news this weekend, this headline from the Sunday Washington Post caught my eye: “In Iraq, the Frustrating Sound of Generators.” Since there has been – un...
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Tom Ricks, China’s Minerals Diplomacy and Us
Our fabulous colleague Tom was kind enough to link to the Natural Security Blog from his non-CNAS home at Best Defense. Prompting him was Business Week's article on China's co...
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For China and Japan, a Row over Resources?
Tensions are on the rise in the East China Sea, with recent events embroiling states with long-standing mistrust: China and Japan. Recall that back in July we reported here on...
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Join Us on The Hill Next Wednesday!
Hey Readers, If you work within the natural resources and national security/foreign policy world, you may want to join us on the Hill next Wednesday at noon for a lunch discus...
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CRS: Pakistan’s Resource Issues = Concerning
A third pat on Congressional Research Service’s back this week, now for its August 3rd “Security and the Environment in Pakistan.” For full disclosure, I also have a pending a...
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CRS on REEs
This past July, while we weren’t looking, Congressional Research Service issued a report called “Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain” (pdf warning). I thought we’d us...
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This Weekend's News: The Many Troubles of Water
Water was the frontrunner theme in this weekend's news. We even had a few comics with water-related punchlines. Via the Wilson Center's Geoff Dabelko on Twitter, Steven Solom...
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South Asia's Geography of Conflict | Robert Kaplan
In this exclusive interview, CNAS Senior Fellow Robert D. Kaplan discusses his new report, South Asia’s Geography of Conflict. Kaplan argues, “As the U.S. and China become gr...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Floods in Pakistan and the Importance of Natural Security
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in my time at CNAS working with the Natural Security team, it’s that climate events and natural disasters around the world (along with i...